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January 18, 2021
This is to advise that Commissioner President Randy Guy has ordered the St. Mary’s County flag immediately lowered to half-staff in honor of
Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller
, who died Friday, Jan. 15, 2021
.
Senate President Emeritus Miller represented Legislative District 27.
The Governor has also ordered Maryland flags to be at half-staff. The state flag and the county flag will remain lowered until sunset, the day of his interment on a date to be determined.
“Senator Miller did many good things for the State of Maryland and St. Mary’s County. His work ethic and determination to serve the community are worthy of respect; we will miss him greatly. The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County and I extend our deepest condolences to his family,” said Commissioner President Randy Guy.
Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, who died on Friday, will lie in state in the rotunda of the State House on Thursday and Friday.
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WBAL s Robert Lang interview then Senate President Mike Miller in 2014 Credit: WBAL Photo
Former Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., a political institution in the state, died Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 78. At 4:25 p.m. this afternoon, Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones, Miller s family said in a statement.
Gov. Larry Hogan has ordered state flags lowered to half-staff until sunset on the day of Miller s interment. Serving the people of our great state was Mike Miller s life s work, and he did so with unrelenting passion and courage for a remarkable 50 years, Hogan said in a statement. Even as he waged a hard-fought
Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller died Friday afternoon.In a statement, the Miller family said: At 4:25 p.m. this afternoon, Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was 78 years old. He s survived by his wife, Patti, son, Tommy, daughters, Amanda, Michelle, Melissa and Melanie, sisters, Susan, Cynthia, Melinda, Nancy and Kim, brothers, Jonathan, David and Mark, and his 15 grandchildren, and was predeceased by his sister Judith. Miller will lie in state in the rotunda of the Maryland State House on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in-person visitation will be limited to appointments for invited guests only. On Saturday, the family will hold a private Mass and service at their family church St. John the Evangelist in Clinton, followed by a private internment. The Mass and service will be livestreamed on the St. John the Evangel