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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Seminole County Florida deputy killed in motorcycle crash

UPDATE

Investigation continues after fatal crash
Deputy Matt Miller killed
Deputy Matt Miller was killed when his motorcycle collided with a Volkswagen Jetta

Seminole County deputy killed in motorcycle crash
By Christian De La Rosa, Reporter
Last Updated: Monday, December 26, 2011
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS

Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger identified the deputy killed in a crash Monday afternoon on Maitland Blvd.
Eslinger said Matt Miller, a consummate professional and highly skilled deputy, was on duty and trying to catch up with a speeder when a car pulled in front of him.
"It's all one family at the Seminole County Sheriff's office. It's not only a loss of a great deputy sheriff, but a family member for all of us," said Eslinger.
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Mother and son found dead in RV park because of buzzards

This is so sad but seems to happen a lot as families drift apart.

Mother and son found dead in RV park 'kept to themselves'
Gary Taylor Sentinel Staff Writer
10:17 AM EDT, April 21, 2009

It was common to see "Joe' and his elderly mother coming and going from their motor home in the Town & Country RV Resort west of Sanford. But when the only movement around their Winnebago was a flock of buzzards, Michael Jess knew something was wrong.

Monday evening Jess asked a friend to check on the couple. That friend knocked on the door, which was partially open, and then called inside. A park manager was called and discovered the two decomposing bodies inside.

Seminole County Sheriff's investigators hope autopsies that are under way this morning will determine how the two died as well as confirm their identities.
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Mother and son found dead in RV park 'kept to themselves'