Maryland officials will be sharing memories of the nation’s longest-serving state Senate president.
Visitation is scheduled for Friday in the rotunda of the Maryland State House, where the body of Thomas V. Mike Miller is lying in repose.
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Maryland officials will be sharing memories of the nation’s longest-serving state Senate president.
Senators are scheduled to speak in remembrance of their former colleague during their legislative session Friday afternoon.
Former Maryland Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, who died following complications from cancer last week, is transported into the Maryland State House for a final viewing, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Ulysses MuñozThe Baltimore Sun via AP)
The Maryland National Guard Honor Guard holds the Maryland flag on the casket of Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller under the dome of the State House in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Kim HairstonThe Baltimore Sun via AP, Pool)
Patti Miller speaks with Gov. Larry Hogan as her husband, Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, lies in state under the State House dome in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Kim HairstonThe Baltimore Sun via AP, Pool)
The Maryland National Guard Honor Guard drapes the Maryland flag on the casket of Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller under the dome of the State House in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Kim HairstonThe Baltimore Sun via AP, Pool)
He died last week at the age of 78 from cancer.
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Maryland Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller, former state senate president, listens as Gov. Larry Hogan delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in Annapolis, Md. Maryland officials will be sharing memories of the nation's longest-serving state Senate president. Visitation is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in the rotunda of the Maryland State House, where Miller's body is lying in repose. (AP PhotoSteve Ruark, File)
Senators are scheduled to speak in remembrance of their former colleague during their legislative session Friday afternoon.
Miller was a state legislator for 50 years. A Democrat, he served as president of the Maryland Senate for 33 years. He announced he was stepping down from the post in 2019, but he remained a senator until December.
Top left, Patti Miller speaks with Gov. Larry Hogan as her husband, Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, lies in state under the State House dome in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Standing next to Hogan talking with family members are Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, Yumi Hogan, the governor's wife, and House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne A. Jones. (Kim HairstonThe Baltimore Sun via AP, Pool)
Former Maryland Senate President Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, who died following complications from cancer last week, is transported into the Maryland State House for a final viewing, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Ulysses MuñozThe Baltimore Sun via AP)
The Maryland National Guard Honor Guard holds the Maryland flag on the casket of Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller under the dome of the State House in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Kim HairstonThe Baltimore Sun via AP, Pool)
Patti Miller speaks with Gov. Larry Hogan as her husband, Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, lies in state under the State House dome in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Kim HairstonThe Baltimore Sun via AP, Pool)
The Maryland National Guard Honor Guard drapes the Maryland flag on the casket of Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller under the dome of the State House in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Kim HairstonThe Baltimore Sun via AP, Pool)