[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO LUTHER ELDRIDGE ``IKEY'' MILLER

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 27, 2003

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to the attention of the 
House the passing of Luther Eldridge ``Ikey'' Miller. I had the 
pleasure of working with Mr. Miller during his service as the clerk of 
the Page County Circuit Court and chairman of the Page County 
Republican Party when Page County was a part of Virginia's 10th 
District between 1992 and 2002.
  Mr. Miller, age 71, died at his Rileyville home March 17 after 
suffering a heart attack. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 
19, at Bradley Funeral Home, and he was interred in Luray.
  Many grieve the loss of this man who was known as fair, straight-
talking, dedicated and driven by integrity. According to a longtime 
friend, ``Ikey was looked at by other [party] chairmen in the area as a 
person with a lot of experience, who they could go to for advice.''
  ``He was always that wise man that had advice. He'd already been 
through whatever was coming up,'' according to Brian Plum, the current 
Page County Republican chairman.
  In addition to his court and political careers, Ikey Miller was a 
dedicated father and husband, a military veteran, a solid baseball 
player in his youth, a talented musician, an active civic leader, a 
member of the Masonic Lodge, and a successful farmer. He also loved to 
hunt for coon and squirrel.
  It was an honor to have known and worked with Ikey Miller, who not 
only lived according to his beliefs, but he was driven by them to 
excel. My condolences go out to his family and friends as they mourn 
the loss of such an exemplary public servant.

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