Muscatine

I just wanted to drop a note, for any of you who knew, and/or had any dealings with Darrel "Sarge" Miller.  Sarge passed away on Memorial Day.  Darrel managed, and pretty well run, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1565, here in Muscatine, for the past 25+ years.  He headed up the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Weed Park, help put together the Firing Squads for our fallen Veterans.  Ran VFW Bingo EVERY Monday AND Saturday night, with his passed wife Marie, for the same amount of time, and was a dear friend and comrad to most of us that belonged to the Post.  For any of you that care, services are pending at the George M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, on Mulberry Avenue, here in Muscatine.  He will be dearly missed by hundreds of bingo players, and Veterans alike.  Few people realize the amount of work "Sarge" did, behind the scenes to help youth stay out of trouble, and, to help those Veterans that knew not where to go, to get help within the Veterans Administration. 

Darrel, you will TRUELY be missed!  I just hope that we can ATTEMPT to carry on your legacy!  Your fellow Comrad, Past Commander, and Life Member.  Tom Milder.

Sarge was a friend to all. One of the nicest guys on two feet! LOTS of years ago he took six of us over to Peoria to a Kenny Rogers concert. When we got over there we stopped some place and Sarge went to the little boys room. Someone in there told him that Kenny Rogers had been snowed in  someplace and the concert was postponed.

Sarge just happened to know where the VFW was in Peoria - so we all went there and played pool and etc. and then he took us for the concert when it finally occured. Good guy and God Bless his wife Marie that let him take six women to Peoria!

I think it will take several someones to fill his shoes. He has earned his place in Heaven.