HR74
190041-1
By Representative Carns
RFD:
First Read: 18-JAN-18
190041-1:n:01/18/2018:LLR/th LSA2018-329
MOURNING THE DEATH AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MR.
GORDON WAYNE MILLER, JR.
WHEREAS, we deeply regret to learn of the death of
Mr. Gordon Wayne Miller, Jr., of Mountain Brook, Alabama, on
January 12, 2018, at 50 years of age, and we uplift his
inspiring life and legacy; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller was the son of Marcia Wilkins
Miller and the late Gordon Wayne Miller, Sr., and the
son-in-law of Carlton Terrell Wynn, Jr., and the late Melinda
Ellen Wynn; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller was born in Birmingham, Alabama
on March 2, 1967; he attended Brookwood Forest Elementary
School; graduated from Briarwood High School in 1985 where he
was Senior Class Favorite, and attended Auburn University
where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity; and
WHEREAS, after college, Mr. Miller returned to
Birmingham where he worked for his father at Miller Sales
Company, and in 1997, he and his brother started Miller Valve
and Controls, Inc., a successful valve distributorship located
in Homewood, Alabama; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Mr. Miller married Molly Heather
Wynn at Covenant Presbyterian Church where he was a member for
18 years; he was an outstanding father to his son, Lawton
Terrell Miller, and daughter, Sally Anne Miller, and after his
daughter was born with Down Syndrome in 2007, he became
involved with the Bell Center for Early Intervention where he
served on the board as a member and as president; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Molly;
children, Lawton and Sally; mother, Marcia; brothers, Lawton
Price Miller, and Stuart Beauregard Miller; and many nieces
and nephews; and
WHEREAS, the passing of Mr. Gordon Wayne Miller,
Jr., leaves a void in the lives of his loving family, many
friends, and his entire community, where he was highly
regarded; and
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That while grieving the death of
Mr. Gordon Wayne Miller, Jr., we are extremely grateful for
his abundant life, and we offer this resolution in highest
tribute to his inspiring legacy, as well as in heartfelt
sympathy to his family and friends.
Jim Carns