Graham McMillan
October 15, 1941 — June 20, 2007
Graham McMillan
Graham W. McMillan, age 65, passed away peacefully following a short illness on June 20 in the Hospice Home Care facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born October 15, 1941, and raised in Montclair, NJ. He attended Montclair public schools, Montclair Academy, and graduated from Montclair High School in 1960.
As a young man, he was actively involved in Boy Scouts. A member of Montclair's Troop 12, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout, and ultimately earned the Explorer Silver Award, the only Troop 12 scout to ever achieve that honor. In 1957, he attended the 50th Anniversary Scouting Jubilee Jamboree which took him and other US and international scouts throughout Europe.
Mr. McMillan attended the Virginia Military Institute, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1965 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. While at Wisconsin he was a member of the varsity swimming team. In 1963 he was elected to the NCAA All America Team for his specialty, the 50-yard freestyle.
Mr. McMillan most recently worked for BEI Precision Systems and Space Co. in Maumelle, Arkansas, designing computer systems for the NASA Space Station and Hubbell Telescope. His professional career included positions with the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics and International Business Machines (IBM), where he worked on command control, guidance and sonar systems for the Trident Submarine and the Cruise Missile.
He is survived by his wife Leslie Ann of Maumelle, AR, sons Brian (Robin) of Tampa, FL and Greg (Madeline) of John's Island, SC, grandsons Alex and Andrew of Tampa, and his mother Mary McMillan of Montclair, mother-in-law Nadine Capron of Sun City Center, FL, brothers Robert (Peggy) of Montclair and Richard (Ellen) of Raleigh, NC, as well as a number of nieces, nephews and many friends.
A service celebrating Graham's life will be held at Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair, NJ, on Monday, July 9, at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, and because of Graham's love of animals and scouting, the family would appreciate donations to the animal rescue charity of your choice or to the Friends of Glen Gray (www.glengray.org/fogg/).
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Court (NW corner of I-630 and Barrow Road), Little Rock, Arkansas (501-224-2200). Visit the online guestbook at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
As a young man, he was actively involved in Boy Scouts. A member of Montclair's Troop 12, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout, and ultimately earned the Explorer Silver Award, the only Troop 12 scout to ever achieve that honor. In 1957, he attended the 50th Anniversary Scouting Jubilee Jamboree which took him and other US and international scouts throughout Europe.
Mr. McMillan attended the Virginia Military Institute, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1965 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. While at Wisconsin he was a member of the varsity swimming team. In 1963 he was elected to the NCAA All America Team for his specialty, the 50-yard freestyle.
Mr. McMillan most recently worked for BEI Precision Systems and Space Co. in Maumelle, Arkansas, designing computer systems for the NASA Space Station and Hubbell Telescope. His professional career included positions with the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics and International Business Machines (IBM), where he worked on command control, guidance and sonar systems for the Trident Submarine and the Cruise Missile.
He is survived by his wife Leslie Ann of Maumelle, AR, sons Brian (Robin) of Tampa, FL and Greg (Madeline) of John's Island, SC, grandsons Alex and Andrew of Tampa, and his mother Mary McMillan of Montclair, mother-in-law Nadine Capron of Sun City Center, FL, brothers Robert (Peggy) of Montclair and Richard (Ellen) of Raleigh, NC, as well as a number of nieces, nephews and many friends.
A service celebrating Graham's life will be held at Central Presbyterian Church, Montclair, NJ, on Monday, July 9, at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, and because of Graham's love of animals and scouting, the family would appreciate donations to the animal rescue charity of your choice or to the Friends of Glen Gray (www.glengray.org/fogg/).
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Court (NW corner of I-630 and Barrow Road), Little Rock, Arkansas (501-224-2200). Visit the online guestbook at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
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