He was a strong willed, hardworking, and caring man. As we stand here today with him looking over all of us we must be thankful for the way he has touched each and every one of us. I am grateful to have been able to spend the last 23 years of my life learning from one of the best.
Today, this room is filled with family and friends who all loved Larry Miller. Larry Miller has left behind his beloved wife Carole, his daughter Kim and her husband, his two sons, Jim, Tim, and his wife Vicki, his 5 wonderful grandchildren nick and myself who have been able to spend every holiday and travel experiences with, Alex who got to enjoy grandpa watching him at his soccer games, Matt who still has every key chain and memorabilia from every trip poppop and grandma have gone on and brought something back, and the youngest Cassie who always got so excited every time poppop walked through the door.
We all have our wonderful memories we have been able to share with him. He has lived the life that most of us dream about. Being in the military for 28 years gave him a one of a kind experience. Then as he grew older he always traveled spending summers up north and winters down in sunny south Florida.
Each and every one of us got to experience a vacation or two and learn about all he has done in his life. If it was skiing in Canada, Cruising in Alaska, traveling all up and down the United States in the coach bus, or just taking a drive up to an amusement park for the day. He lived a fulfilled life that he never regretted.
One of the last things I was able to share with my grandfather was just a simple lunch where we got to laugh and talk about my next ambitious goal I had. As we ate our sugar filled pastries that grandma would have frowned upon and talked about how proud he was of the woman I have become I remember all times I used to slip candy into pop pops hand while grandma wasn't looking.
Although we spent most of the day at the doctors I still enjoyed the time we got to spend talking about everything. I will cherish the past 23 years I have been able to spend with him and look above while he looks down at every step I take and goal I achieve.
You say you were the lucky one to have had such a wonderful family but we are truly the lucky ones to have been able to learn from such an amazing man. You were the rock and center stone of our whole family which none of us will ever forget. I am truly thankful to be able to call you my grandfather. I will love you and miss you dearly but know you will be watching from above.
Until we meet again watch over all of us. I love you. Larry and I served together as "lowly Captains" on the Tactical Air Command staff in the s and remained friends ever since. I'll never forget how he somehow convinced Carol to make the move from Langley to Bitburg, GE by herself, while he stayed behind to attend training on the F In the process, he borrowed my old beat-up Renault I had gone to Kunsan Korea for a year and my family stayed behind.
One night he slid it off the road in a rainstorm and hit a split-rail fence doing very minor damage to an already worthless car, but he felt so bad that he showed up at my home and gave Connie my wife a signed check for her to fill in and cash to make repairs, as he was leaving the next day for Bitburg. Just to be ornery, I kept the check for the year I was in Korea, then cashed it for one cent. Anyone who knew Larry will have a favorite story or 2. Mike and I have several beginning with the fact the Larry was responsible for our meeting on that Labor Day weekend in Larry took pity on a single school teacher living almost in their back yard and invited me to share in the ongoing celebration--but that's another story!
Mike and I will celebrate our 50th anniversary in December. We Mike, I and 2 babies under the age of 2 lived in the milk maid's cottage on a rather large estate. Larry's boat was in for a Hunley checkup and came out with Mike for dinner. When the 2 gentlemen heard what was on the menu, I tried to explain and was greeted with "chicken stew? Never heard of such a thing. I felt that I had done my part to provide an educational meal experience! One last thought which we have found comforting: "Death is not extinguishing the light; it is turning out the lamp because the dawn has come.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We were part of the "camping family" and that is how we met Larry and Carol. We always enjoyed sitting on the patio visiting with them. Larry was one of the most interesting persons we have ever met. Really enjoyed listening to his adventures. What really stood out is his love of his family, children and grandchildren.
His face lit up when he spoke of you all. We will really miss seeing him, but will always have all the great memories of him. May God give you all comfort and know he is in a better place.
God Bless, Scott and Marsha Dunlap. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to Larry's family. I wish I could be there for the services at Arlington but as a fellow veteran I will indeed be there in spirit. As cousins, Larry and I had not seen each other but very briefly over the years as we have always been separated by many miles. I do however, have many fond memories which date back to our youth.
We spent very many enjoyable times at Luna Pier when we were growing up and I will always remember those wonderful days. May God Bless Larry's familily and keep his memories alive. To a wonderful family - on the loss of a dear Husband, Father, Grandfather, and friend. May the fondest memories of Larry reside in your hearts. The world has lost an incredible person. I am so sad to learn that Larry is gone, he was and always will be one of the most awesome men I have ever known.
He was also one of the greatest bosses I ever had. Carole, Kim, Jim and Tim I am so sorry for your loss - he will be greatly missed. He's probably challenging God to a leg wrestling contest! RIP Larry. Larry was a great friend and we will miss him. He put up a valiant fight against a terrible disease. We will miss the cruising, the card and dice games, The Ohio State University spirit, the dining out, and all the good times we had and laughs we shared; but we still have the memories and will never forget our times together.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Carole, Kim, Jim and Tim. Nita and I were deeply saddened to receive the notice of Larry's passing. Larry was a real inspiration for lots of folks when he and the family arrived at Bitburg AB, Germany over thirty years ago.
I was priviledged to work with Larry in the 36th Organizational Maintenance Squadron - he got things done. When the Wing sent an F squadron to Pakistan - Larry was the obvious choice to lead all the maintenance forces. We were so pleased that after the Air Force he was able to do so many great things as well as travel with Carole. Our condolences go out to Carole, Kim, Jim, Tim, the grand children and friends.
Larry will be missed by many. I worked with Larry, first long distance when he was the manager of SCT's San Antonio office and then I worked with him on a proposal when he moved for a short while to the Bay Area. Larry was such a nice person to work with. He knew his business - but he was always very personable when dealing with employees. I remember one time when we were having a gathering and he brought a woman with him.
He walked in with her and introduced her as "his first wife, Carol". It made everyone stop and think twice while they tried to figure out if he had divorced her, remarried, but then brought her to events or what.
It was very funny. Another time he tricked people with the hot salsa sauce at a Mexican restaurant. He had the whole table rolling over laughing! I'm sure many others from our days at SCT also have fun memories of time with him! We were so sorry to hear of Larry's passing after the valiant effort he put up with his battle against his illness. The years we knew him at Vacation Inn Resort were wonderful and it was such a delight to know someone who was so filled with integrity and helpfulness.
The rivalry between Ohio State and the University of Michigan was an ongoing "feud" between us that we always enjoyed, so much. He was always willing to help with any problem or task that was asked of him and he will be truly missed in this RV community.
Lawrence Miller only met me once giving a gift of his time and talant taking pictures of a wedding he didn't know the bride or groom. But I knew he was great husband and father through his wife and daughter. All three touching my life with great love.
I was blessed! He was such a compasionate, caring man who always had the ability to make me laugh. This picture posted here just makes me smile as this is how I always saw him. He definately touched my life in many ways!! I'm blessed to have known this wonderful man!!! Larry was a man who truly enjoyed life. Enjoyed visiting with him and had some good times. He will be missed but God will surely enjoy him also. Prayers for his family will be said. My prayers go to all the Miller family.
Your dad was a wonderful man. Aerial photo census to estimate the number of double-crested cormorants attending the East Sand Island cormorant colony. Boat survey of upper Columbia River estuary; ca. Final week of regular monitoring of piscivorous waterbird colonies in the Columbia River estuary in High count of only 35 Caspian terns on the East Sand Island tern colony, down from 8, two weeks ago; Caspian terns were unsuccessful in rearing any young at East Sand Island this year.
High count of only Caspian terns on the East Sand Island tern colony, down from 8, last week; all tern nests with eggs failed due to gull predation during several disturbances by peregrine falcons and bald eagles; Caspian terns were unsuccessful in rearing any young at East Sand Island this year.
Most double-crested cormorant chicks at the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony have either fledged or have left their nests to roost by the water. Since complete colony failure on 1 June, thousands of Caspian terns have continued to roost on East Sand Island over-night; some terns continued attempts to re-nest; by end of the week all reinitiated tern nests with eggs had failed due to gull predation during several disturbances by peregrine falcons and bald eagles.
Disturbance and nest depredation rates at the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony were low compared to previous weeks; most cormorant chicks have either fledged or have left their nests to roost by the water. Continuous monitoring of East Sand Island Caspian tern and double-crested cormorant colonies discontinued; a reduced level of monitoring will continue at East Sand Island until late August or early September.
For the past two weeks, disturbance and nest depredation rates at the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony were low compared to previous weeks; most cormorant chicks have either fledged or have left their nests to roost by the water. Paul Schmidt with the U. Since complete colony failure on 1 June, thousands of Caspian terns continue to roost on East Sand Island over-night; numbers of roosting terns increased somewhat over the previous week; some terns continued attempts to re-nest; several newly initiated nests persisted for more than 24 hours before eggs were depredated by gulls unlike previous weeks where newly laid eggs persisted on the colony for only a few hours ; terns are still prone to frequent disturbances, but disturbances by bald eagles are down compared to previous weeks; it is unlikely that Caspian terns will be successful in rearing any young at East Sand Island this year.
Disturbance and nest depredation rates at the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony have declined from what was observed in previous weeks. An adult double-crested cormorant with Newcastle disease-like symptoms was collected and submitted for necropsy to pathologist Rob Bildfell, DVM, at the Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; the specimen was negative for Newcastle disease; attention has turned to potential botulism or domoic acid toxicity as the cause of illness.
First double-crested cormorant fledgling observed at East Sand Island cormorant colony. Since complete colony failure on 1 June, thousands of Caspian terns continue to roost on East Sand Island over-night and some terns have attempted to re-nest, but most tern eggs are depredated by gulls within a few hours of laying; terns are still prone to frequent disturbances by bald eagles and peregrine falcons.
Disturbance rates on the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony have declined; however, nest failure and chick mortality continue to rise; as of 29 June, all sections of the main colony and satellite colonies west of the condo blind have failed; eagles were not the obvious cause of nest failure as eagle counts on colony have dropped; chicks may be dying from starvation or disease, as many chicks have been seen with symptoms consistent with Newcastle disease.
Eighth census of roosting California brown pelicans conducted on East Sand Island at dusk; ca. Three boat surveys of upper Columbia River estuary; on 20 June, ca. Seventh census of roosting California brown pelicans conducted on East Sand Island at dusk; ca.
Since complete colony failure on 1 June, thousands of Caspian terns continue to roost on East Sand Island and some terns have attempted to re-nest, but most tern eggs are depredated by gulls within a few hours of laying; terns are still prone to frequent disturbances by bald eagles see video and peregrine falcons.
Bald eagle disturbance and egg depredation on the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony has remained relatively low compared to what was observed in late May; very few, if any, eggs are present in the sub-colonies that were abandoned several weeks ago; cormorants are re-nesting in the main colony area and in new areas where they have not nested for years west jetty and west beach ; several new nesting pairs have been observed taking over abandoned cormorant nests with chicks, first killing the abandoned chicks before reinitiating egg laying.
Sixth census of roosting California brown pelicans conducted on East Sand Island at dusk; ca. Boat survey of upper Columbia River estuary; Caspian terns were not observed in any upland areas during the survey.
Four American white pelicans observed on colony at Miller Sands Spit; this count is a minimum because the colony area is mostly obscured by vegetation. Since complete colony failure on 1 June, thousands of Caspian terns continue to roost on East Sand Island and some terns have attempted to re-nest but most tern eggs are depredated by gulls within a few hours of laying; although the colony seems more settled than it has been in previous weeks, terns are still prone to frequent disturbance by bald eagles and peregrine falcons.
Bald eagle disturbance and egg depredation on the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony has remained relatively low compared to what was observed two weeks ago; cormorants are re-nesting in areas where previous nesting attempts had failed and in new areas where they have not nested for years west jetty. Satellite Caspian tern colony on upper beach near northeast tip of East Sand Island completely failed due to eagle disturbance and gull nest predation; the adjacent ring-billed gull colony is still active and most remaining gull nests have chicks.
USACE contractor hired to both monitor Caspian tern activity and dissuade Caspian terns from nesting in the upper Columbia River estuary completed contract; project staff will continue monitoring Caspian tern activity in the upper estuary and will report and pre-nesting activity to the USACE.
Three bald eagles caused a large disturbance to thousands of roosting Caspian terns, hundreds of nesting double-crested cormorants, and hundreds of roosting California brown pelicans on west end of East Sand Island; an adult cormorant and an adult tern were killed by eagles during this disturbance; a bald eagle was also observed feeding on a California brown pelican carcass, although it is unknown whether the eagle killed the pelican.
Fifth census of roosting California brown pelicans conducted on East Sand Island at dusk; ca. Bald eagle disturbance and egg depredation on the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony decreased this past week; cormorants are re-nesting in areas where previous nesting attempts had failed and in new areas where they have not nested for years west jetty.
Caspian terns continued to dig nest scrapes on beaches near northeast tip of East Sand Island; a small satellite tern colony formed along the southeast perimeter of the ring-billed gull colony, where about 1, pairs of gulls are nesting; satellite tern colony peaked at 15 nests early in week, but was down to 5 active nests by end of week; ring-billed gull colony and satellite tern colony have been the focus of recent eagle disturbances once the main tern colony on East Sand Island failed; there are no plans for additional dissuasion around the existing satellite tern colony.
Small numbers of roosting double-crested cormorants were observed in the nest dissuasion area east of barrier fence on East Sand Island; no cormorant dissuasion action occurred this past week and no cormorant nests were initiated in the nest dissuasion area; nesting gulls are now widespread in the cormorant nest dissuasion area, most nests have eggs.
Fourth census of roosting California brown pelicans conducted on East Sand Island at dusk; ca. First Caspian tern chicks 2 observed on East Sand Island tern colony; both chicks were depredated by gulls within an hour of being first observed.
Bald eagle disturbance and egg depredation on the East Sand Island double-crested cormorant colony continues to increase; groups of eagles observed walking through the colony during the day to take cormorant eggs; ca. Caspian terns continued to dig nest scrapes on beaches around northeast tip of East Sand Island; a small satellite tern colony has formed along the southeast perimeter of the ring-billed gull colony; Caspian terns, 2 tern nests with eggs, and 12 tern nests with depredated eggs were counted in this area at the end of the week; further growth of this satellite colony should be limited by the adjacent ring-billed colony and the previously erected dissuasion; due to the high rates of nest failure occurring at the main tern colony on East Sand Island this year described above , there are no plans for additional dissuasion around the existing satellite colony.
High count of 98 roosting double-crested cormorants in nest dissuasion area east of barrier fence on East Sand Island; no hazing of cormorants in the nest dissuasion area occurred this past week. Aerial photo census to estimate the number of breeding pairs of Caspian terns on the East Sand Island tern colony and the number of double-crested cormorants attending the East Sand Island cormorant colony. Third census of roosting California brown pelicans conducted on East Sand Island at dusk; ca.
Corps contractor hired to prevent Caspian tern nesting in the upper estuary report an increase in numbers of Caspian terns and double-crested cormorants on Rice Island, perhaps associated with the disturbance and nest failure occurring on East Sand Island colonies see above ; to date, Caspian terns have not nested at any of the upper estuary dredge spoil islands i.
Bald eagle presence and egg depredation on the double-crested cormorant colony on East Sand Island continues to increase. Caspian terns continued to dig nest scrapes on beaches around northeast tip of East Sand Island; 7 tern eggs laid on beach this past week, 5 of which were subsequently lost during high tide or to gull predation; incipient satellite tern colony staked and flagged to discourage tern nesting. Numerous bald eagles observed throughout East Sand Island causing terns and cormorants to flush from their colonies and depredating eggs from cormorant nests; several species of avian predators great horned owls, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and common ravens have killed adult terns on the East Sand Island tern colony this past week; egg depredation by gulls at the East Sand Island tern colony increased dramatically this past week see above.
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