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(BALTIMORE, MD) Thomas V. Mike Miller, Senate President Emeritus, will lie in state in the rotunda of the Maryland State House on Thursday and Friday.
Miller died at age 78.
In 2019, he announced his battle with prostate cancer. He resigned from his Senate seat in December.
Governor Hogan tweeted about the loss of his lifelong friend,
Maryland has lost one of its most revered leaders, and I have lost a dear lifelong friend. My full statement on the passing of Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller: pic.twitter.com/jKe8wRIQ14
At 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021, Maryland State Police Honor Guard will escort Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. from Lee Funeral Home in Clinton to stops throughout his district including Senator Miller’s law offices (8808 Old Branch Ave in Clinton, and 2981 Penwick Lane in Dunkirk), the Prince George’s Fire Department in Clinton, MD (9025 Woodyard Rd), Surrattsville High
Mike Miller dead at age 78
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Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller died Friday afternoon at age 78, the senator’s family said in a statement.
The political powerbroker and old school Democrat who led the state’s upper chamber for more than four decades “passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones,” the statement said.
Miller is 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 fifteen grandchildren.
Miller had been battling prostate cancer for two years at the time of his death.
December 24, 2020 | By Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J.
Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J., president of Loyola University Maryland, released this statement on Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.’s Dec. 23 announcement of his retirement:
“During his 50 years in public service, Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., has given tirelessly to the state of Maryland and to its citizens, leading with conviction and wisdom. Through the years, I along with my predecessors in the presidency of Loyola University Maryland, Rev. James Sellinger, S.J., and Rev. Harold Ridley, S.J. have appreciated his commitment to higher education and his support of Loyola in particular. Serving on the Maryland Senate, he has tried to build connections across parties, bringing to issues an understanding of Marylanders’ needs and a desire to strengthen and advance programs for those at the margins of our society. A parent of a Loyola graduate, Senate President Emeritus Miller