I was born in Maryland and spent my first thirty years living there, first in the Appalachian Mountains, then on the Eastern Shore, and later in suburban Washington. After a year in South Carolina, I moved to Georgia in 1977. I soon met another park ranger who worked in Florida. She was a wonderful woman who became my best friend. then my wife, and soon the mother of our three children. I spent over eleven years working in the historic city of Savannah, Georgia, and on the moss-draped sea islands nearby before moving to Atlanta.. In 2007, I retired from the National Park Service and a career dedicated to preserving and interpreting resources and themes in the cultural and natural history of the United States. It was a most rewarding experience. Today, I enjoy living in the rolling hills and woods of the Appalachian Piedmont east of Atlanta.
Miller died Saturday in New York. He was 99 years old. If you listened to popular music in the last 60 years of the twentieth century, chances are it had Miller's imprint. Believe me, there was much more to this man than Sing Along With Mitch. As usual, The New York Times has an informative obituary recounting the life and times of this remarkable and enduring American. Here is your link. For a more comprehensive look at Miller, go to the Los Angeles Times obituary here.
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