Hogans son, Larry, for whom Mr. Miller babysat, became Maryland governor during the last years of Mr. Millers reign in Annapolis. Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller was larger than life. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Thomas Vincent (Mike) Miller Jr. please visit our Sympathy Store. Nearly two years after he announced his cancer diagnosis, Mr. Millers passing unleashed a wave of grief in Annapolis and further sealed a complete leadership transformation at the State House he presided over for 33 years. Search Obituaries. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our website. Colin McCord, Who Helped Impose a Smoking Ban, Dies at 94 . My thoughts and prayers are with Patti and his entire family. Raised in La Habra, California, by Judge Jack Miller and Ann (Miller) Smith, Mike was a natural athlete, starting in baseball, soccer, and NJB as a young child and going on to be a star player for . event : evt, Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) ordered that all state flags be flown at half-staff in Millers honor, until the former senators internment. ANNAPOLIS, Md. Michael A. Jackson (D), a former Prince Georges County sheriff and the man Miller wanted to succeed him. It is shit., I hope youre not going to play this on tape, Mr. Miller said, laughing nervously before adding that Baltimore is a war zone. He stepped down from the leadership position in 2019 as he battled Stage 4 prostate cancer and resigned from his Senate seat in December. As times changed, he showed an uncanny ability to know where the Senate Democratic Caucus was and where it was headed. Its worse than inner-city Washington, D.C. Nonpartisan. So, Senator Miller demonstrating what he had preached so often stepped down to make sure his district could have the best representation possible. Local news, weather, sports, events, restaurants and more, Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr., pillar of Marylands state capital for decades, dies at 78, Commanders draft class fills several needs, features plenty of value, From World Series hero to MLBs worst, Patrick Corbin keeps taking the ball, Commanders draft Illinois DB Quan Martin, Arkansas C Ricky Stromberg. Poole said he last talked to Miller around Dec. 23 and the two had a brief, but nice conversation. He is survived by his wife, children, eight siblings and 15 grandchildren. But even his most brash comments didnt seem to hurt him significantly on Election Day or during the annual votes by the Senates 47 members at the start of each legislative session in January to keep him at the helm of the chamber for 32 years. A lawyer whose district included parts of Prince Georges County near the nations capital brought a big personality to Annapolis.