Lowell Thomas "Tom" Miller II

MILLER, Captain Lowell Thomas, II "Tom" - Of Of Monroe, Michigan, formerly of Flint, age 35, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, as the result of small arms fire while on a mission south of Baghdad, Iraq. Funeral service will be held at 1PM Saturday, September 10, 2005 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Tom's youth minister, Steven Ferguson, will officiate. Cremation will take place following the service and cremains will be placed in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Lowell Thomas Miller, II Scholarship Fund at the Virginia Military Institute. Visitation 1-4 and 6-8PM Thursday and Friday and 11AM until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home. He was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on March 20, 1970, the son of Lowell T. and Linda (Patterson) Miller and was a resident of Flint most of his life. He married Angela Meyer on July 2, 2005 at Crosswinds Marsh in Wayne County, MI. Tom was a member of Calvary Christian Church, where he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and was baptized at the age of 8. He was active in youth group, youth choir and Bible Quiz Bowl. As an adult he was a youth sponsor and deacon. Tom graduated from Carman-Ainsworth High School with honors in 1988. He lettered in track and held the school record in the 4X100 meter for six years. He was also on the All State Track Team and was Athlete of the Month in 1988. Tom attended Milligan College in Tennessee and went on to Virginia Military Institute, where he was commissioned Second Lieutenant upon graduation in 1993. He was a first responder with the Virginia Rescue Squad and was a member and president of the VMI Glee Club. He was employed with Yazaki North America in Canton, Michigan as an electrical engineer. Surviving are his wife, Angela of Monroe, MI; his beloved daughters, Danielle, age 11 and Alexandra, age 7, of Flint; parents, Lowell T. (Tom) and Linda Miller of Flint; sister, Jennie Miller of Grand Blanc; brother, 1ST LT Patrick and wife Esther of Ft. Lewis, WA; niece, Isabella Miller of Ft. Lewis, WA; special aunts, Sharon Weeden and Patti Sage; uncles, Dale Miller of IL, Allen and wife Linda Miller of NV; aunt, Linda and husband Steve Stovall of TX and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold and Jennie Patterson, Guss and Pearl Miller and his beloved uncle, Dennis Sage.