Randal Carl Miller
May 16, 1960 ~ December 23, 2008
Services:
An Elks Lodge Service will be held at the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 3:00 PM, followed by a Moose Lodge Service and then by the funeral service, which is being officiated by Deacon Bill Nickerson. Interment will be private.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends in the funeral home from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Sunday, December 28, 2008.
Randal Carl “Randy” Miller, 48, of Lexington Park, MD and formerly of Sandusky, MI, died December 23, 2008 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born May 16, 1960 in Cass City, MI he was the son of Sandra L. Miller of Sandusky, MI and the late Carl Wylie Miller. He is survived by his daughters Randi C. and Carli A. Miller and his son Cory L. Miller, all of Lexington Park, MD, his grandson Jaden AB Miller as well as his siblings; Kenton Miller and his wife Kathryn of Bakersfield, CA, Vicky Spiegel and her husband Dana of Sandusky, MI and Lynn Miller of Mt. Pleasant, MI. A graduate of Sandusky High School “Class of 1978”, Randy moved to St. Mary’s County in 1982 from Jacksonville, FL. He was a material engineer technician for Department of Defense NAVAIR. He served in the U.S. Navy for seven years, from September, 1978 to July, 1985, from which he received the following honors; Good Conduct Medal (1st award) and the Sea Service Deployment Award (2), and locally; NAVAIR Aerospace Materials Division-Technician Excellence Award, NAVAIR Materials Engineering Division “Outstanding Materials Contribution to Naval Aviation Enterprise” and ten years of dedicated service with DynCorp. He belonged to the Elks Lodge #2092 and the Moose Lodge #2393 and the American Legion #0297. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 28, 2008 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where an Elks Lodge Service will be held at 3:00 PM followed by the Moose Lodge Service and then by the funeral service, which is being officiated by Deacon Bill Nickerson. Interment will be private.
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“Randy was a great friend and will be missed by all. Our deepest sympathy and prayers are with you. “
“Randy was a very kind and good friend to me and I love him dearly. Randi, Cory and Carli and little Jaden please know your Father and Grandpa loved you with all his heart. “
“We are very sorry for your loss. If there is anything we can do at Mech. Moose let us know.”
“Randy “Jackson” Miller was a great friend and will be missed by us. Our condolences and prayers to you on your untimely loss. God Bless.”
“He was a great co-worker, kind and open to share, who was a wealth of information and respected by aircraft maintainers throughout the fleet. I wish you fair winds and following seas on your new journey my friend. You will be missed. “
“I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.”
“Randy was a great friend and would lend a hand to anyone. We will miss him at the Elk’s Lodge. Our prayers go out to the Miller family. May God bless Randy and walk beside him as he takes his final journey.”
“Randy, you will be missed, our condolences to your family. Thought and prayers are with your family. Ride free, in the wind! “
“Words can not express the loss of a Outstanding man. You will be missed by your lodge Brothers.”
“To Randy’s family: My deepest sympathy goes out to you. It was a pleasure to have Randy as part of the St. Mary’s County Chapter of ABATE of Maryland, Inc. He became a member after Melvin harrassed him enough and it was always great to see him at our meetings, rides, and events. He will be greatly missed. He is with many of our chapter members who have gone on before him and now rides on the best roads of all. Randy is now truly riding free.”
“Randy was a good friend and a respected colleague in the Naval Aviation community. He will greatly be missed. Our prayers are with the Miller family.”
“Randy, Being your barber for the past few years gave me a chance to relly get to know how special you and your famly are. God Bless you all “
“Dad was loved by many, And will be missed by all… in love in memory Randy Miller “
“Randy will be missed by his friends at Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7. Our condolences to the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.”
“My father was a great man. He is watching over all of us, all his friends and family. Cherish the moments you got to spend with him and all the smiles he gave. I love you and miss you daddy!”
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this very difficult time. “
“I am sorry for the loss of Randy he will be missed. Also for his wife, and friend Jeannie who loved him with heart, mind, and soul.”
“I send my condolences to the family. Carli, I am thinking of you and you and your family are in my prayers.”
“It was a pleasure knowing and working with Randy. He will certainly be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with you.”
“This poem is for you daddy: Gone Too Soon I love you daddy, and I want you to know. I didn’t get to tell you, but I think you may know. I love you daddy for all you have done. I wish everyday that you weren’t gone. I didn’t realize life could go so fast, I wish it wasn’t you, I wish you were last. I wish it was me, so then you could see, How hard it is when I cannot sleep. I forget sometime that you can still see, I hope I have made you proud of me. I feel I have failed because I feel so worthless, My outlook on life has grown less and less. I miss you daddy so much you don’t know, I wish all the time that I could go. I know that God needed someone new, And I know he will take good care of you. I’m sorry life was so hard on us, To realize how you suffered just tears me up. It’s all on me, daddy, now I see, All the things you dealt with that I thought were so easy. I would leave you at home thinking you were fine, I just needed some air, I wasn’t gone a long time. I didn’t realize what went on when I left, I’m so sorry daddy, I should have stayed, not left. All the pain and suffering I’m still feeling now, I’m so confused because I can’t figure out, How God can take someone so good and so kind, And leave all the horrible and hateful ones behind. Will my days get better and my nights get longer, Will I meet someone who will take me further. I don’t know daddy, but I know this is true, No matter what I go through I will always love you. I will never forget all the love you gave me, And how you cared and protected me. I wish I would have showed you more appreciation, But now it’s too late, you’ve gone on “vacation.” It’s not fair daddy I ask, “Why me?” You always said, “Life’s not fair” and told me to see, You showed me to see the good things in life, But somehow I knew our life wasn’t right. You were so smart, and funny, and kind, I just can’t get your face out of my mind. To me you were handsome inside and out, And everyone you met soon found that out. Your laugh and your smile I miss more than the rest, You even smiled when I didn’t do my best. I’m sorry daddy this happened to you, I want to make you proud, I promise I do. The pain will slowly fade from others, But the pain inside me only gets stronger. I hope my friends know how lucky they are, They see me now, how my life is scarred. I know how lucky I am to have them, And I thank my friends and family for where they have been. They have been by my side through thick and through thin, I don’t know what I would do if I ever lost them. Christmas is coming and I don’t know what to do, It’s not the same, not without you. I feel I don’t have a home anymore, The one we once shared has been empty without you. What am I to do on Christmas Eve, When I wake up the next morning and you I can’t see. Sissy Randi and Bubba Cory will take care of me, You see they share the same pain with me. Even though we don’t speak of the suffering and pain, We know we all miss you, and do the best we can. We do the best we can to go on with our day, We know in our minds God couldn’t let you stay. Daddy I have one more question you see, How will I feel when I get married? You are going to miss the best day of my life, That’s why I keep on asking God, “Why?” What about when I have my own kids, They will never see how great their grandpa is. But do not worry because I’ll let them know, Every detail about you, their faces will glow. Daddy I wrote this for you and others to see, The thoughts that run through my mind continuously. I will never forget you and I love you deeply, I wanted to make sure you heard this from me. Life here on Earth was not all a waste, You are just now in a far better place. I know it’s much better in Heaven for you, I’ll be okay as long as you know, “I love you and miss you, and this ones for you!” “
“My prayers go out to you all.”
“Randy was a dear and close friend. His was a friendship I will never forget. We shared many good times and bad times with each other. we could always discuss what was happening with our lives be it good or bad. We will all miss him dearly. He is now truly riding free and watching over us. Carli, Cory, and Randi, you all know I will always be only a quick phone call away. I will be here for you guys whenever you need me.”