[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 17, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S11639]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING LUTHER E. ``IKEY'' MILLER

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, today I recognize Mr. Luther E. 
``Ikey'' Miller, who passed away on March 17, 2003 in Rileyville, VA.
  Born on January 27, 1932, Mr. Miller was involved in a wide array of 
activities in his lifetime, including law, business, politics, the 
military, sports, music, and agriculture. Throughout his life, he was 
influential in his community. In 1973, he was appointed to serve as 
Page County Circuit Court clerk, a post that he held for 26 years, 
becoming an integral part of the local judiciary. Mr. Miller also 
served as chairman of the Page County Republican Party for 16 years, 
and as a Presidential elector for Virginia in the 2000 Presidential 
election. A Virginia native, he graduated from Luray High School in 
1949. Mr. Miller entered the U.S. Army in 1952, serving until 1954, and 
achieving the rank of corporal before his honorable discharge. He also 
worked 21 years for First National Bank as a cashier and loan officer. 
Mr. Miller loved sports, especially baseball, which he played in the 
minor leagues, as well as football and hunting. He also farmed full-
time throughout his life with the help of his family, and played in a 
country music band for 20 years.
  Mr. Miller will surely be missed by his wife of 47 years Shirley, his 
family, friends, and the community he served so faithfully during his 
life. I join with the Miller family in mourning the loss of such a 
great family man, public servant, and Virginian.

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