Avis de décès de Mary-L. Miller - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

MILLER--Mary Lib. The "First Lady of Harness Racing" and the widow of Hall-of-Famer Delvin G. Miller, passed away September 1, 2009, at her home in Bay Hill, Orlando, FL. Mrs. Miller was born December 6, 1920, in Winston-Salem, NC. She married Delvin Glenn Miller, a harness horse trainer and driver, in 1946. The Millers purchased Meadow Lands Farm in Meadow Lands, PA, converting the farm into a major breeding operation with the purchase of their prolific stallion, Adios. In 1963 Mr. Miller founded The Meadows race track which hosted the Adios Stake every August (now the Delvin Miller Adios) and Grand Circuit racing for a week. The Miller home was renowned throughout the trotting world as a center of hospitality. Beginning in the 1960s, the Millers developed Meadowcroft Village near Avella, PA, as a museum of 19th century rural life, providing a charming and educational destination for thousands of Western Pennsylvania school children and families. The Miller Museum on the site chronicles Mr. Miller's family history and his extraordinary eight decade career in harness racing. Mrs. Miller served as a Trustee of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in Goshen, NY. In 2007, the harness writers and the harness racing community of Pennsylvania established the Mary Lib Miller Award for outstanding contribution to Pennsylvania Harness Racing. There will be a memorial service to celebrate Mary Lib Miller's life on September 28, at 11am at Meadowcroft Village, Avella, PA, followed by a reception for family and friends.