“Concrete” Bob Miller passes

We just got the sad news that our buddy “Concrete” Bob Miller has passed. He succumbed to that rotten bitch cancer after a nearly year-long battle.

We’ve known him for more than a decade when Code Pink decided they’d protest against the Iraq War at the Walter Reed main gate where the wounded troops would arrive from their flight back. Bob organized a counter-protest across the street from Code Pink.

When Code Pink’s protest permit expired, Bob was at the DC office and got permission for the counter-protest to occupy both sides of the main gate. The Code Pink protest got moved down the block away from the sight of the wounded troops as they arrived on the Friday night bus. Here’s a picture of him standing on that liberated corner;

Bob was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam Era and his favorite pastime was being with the young troops. He barbecued for them every chance he got, he organized Richmond, Virginia’s welcome home parade for the Iraq troops after the war, and he loved his counter-protests. He facilitated most of the Protest Warriors events in DC.

Bob leaves behind his wife, his son and two daughters. From the announcement of his passing;

We plan to celebrate his momentous life on December 16th at Hunton Baptist Church starting at 10:30am.

Hunton Baptist Church

11660 Greenwood Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23059

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a veteran’s cause:

http://www.herolabradors.org/

https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate

Cooking with the Troops

https://www.dav.org/

Category: We Remember