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WASHINGTON – Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., who passed away last week, will lie in state in the rotunda of the Maryland State House on Thursday and Friday.
According to a press release from the Maryland General Assembly, in-person visitation will be limited to appointments for invited guests only.
Miller passed away last Friday. He retired from the Maryland senate last month after previously announcing that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
He will lie in state on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and also on Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
According to the release, visitors will be required to practice social distancing and wear masks at the site. Visitors are also strongly encouraged to be tested for COVID-19 ahead of time and will have to complete mandatory health and temperature screenings.
The visitation will also be streamed online for those who cannot attend the event in-person.
More information regarding the funeral arrangements are included below:
Troopers who have previously served with President Emeritus Miller will provide an escort from the Lee Funeral Home to the Maryland State House, passing by Senator Miller’s law offices, the Prince George’s Fire Department in Clinton, MD, Surrattsville High School, Chesapeake Beach, Dunkirk Fire Department, and Herrington Harbor before arriving at the State House. Well-wishers are encouraged to send him off from these outdoor locations, but they are asked to wear masks and maintain proper social distancing protocols. An exact schedule will be provided later in the week. A Maryland State Police procession will escort President Emeritus Miller from Route 50 Exit 24 to the State House where he will process through family and selected guests into the State House, with evening visitation for family members only.
On Friday, President Emeritus Miller will have visitation from 8AM-11AM, and from 3PM – 7PM, with a pause for the Senate Session from 12PM-2PM. At 7:00PM, the Maryland State Police will escort President Emeritus Miller from the Maryland State House to Route 50. Troopers who have previously served with President Emeritus Miller will provide an escort to the Lee Funeral Home. On Saturday, the family will hold a private mass and service at their family church St. John the Evangelist in Clinton, MD, followed by a private internment. The mass and service will be live streamed on the St. John the Evangelist Facebook page.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Calvert Health Cancer Foundation, the Dunkirk Fire Department, the Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Center for Leadership at the College of Southern Maryland, or the Thomas V. Mike Miller Education Fund to support youth environmental education and career programs through the Chesapeake Bay Trust (please denote that fund if donating online).
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