2,000 attend service for Deputy Matt Miller

Deputy Matt Miller: 'He didn't speak a lot. He smiled a lot'
Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi attended the service in Longwood
By Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel
2:35 p.m. EST, January 4, 2012

LONGWOOD – A Seminole County deputy sheriff who died in the line of duty last month was remembered today for his service to community.

About 2,000 people — many of them law enforcement officers from around the Southeast U. S. — attended the funeral for Deputy Matt Miller. Also in attendance were Gov. Rick Scott and state Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The service at Northland, A Church Distributed, ran almost an hour longer than expected and was followed by a lengthy procession to Oakland Park Cemetery in Lake Mary.

Miller, 53, was killed Dec. 26 at the intersection of Maitland Boulevard and Gateway Drive when his motorcycle collided with a car while he was trying to catch up to a speeding vehicle.

"The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is a better organization and the community is safer because of the efforts of Matt,'' Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger said during the service.

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