I received an email this morning informing me that our brother Millard had passed away on Saturday. Millard was very well known in the Trenches. He and Diggerdan were my friends. After Digger died it had been Millard’s intent to come to Oregon where we would take his ashes to Gold Beach where Dan grew up. His failing health made the trip impossible.
Millard was a true friend to me. Though I never had the privilege of shaking his hand, through email and phone conversations, we had become very close. I last talked to him I believe it was about a month ago. I hadn’t seen his comments so I had called him. He simply said he was okay, but he was backing away for a little bit. I knew his health was failing. I wish I could have had the time for just a little more conversation. Continue reading “Trencher Alert: Our Brother Millard Has Moved On To The Next World”