Tuesday proved to be Carol Miller’s special day. Unfortunately, Miller spent Sept. 25 in the hospital. It was her protégé, Susan K. Shryock Ude, who stepped forward to accept Miller’s award as Calvert’s “Most Beautiful.” Miller was one of 13 individuals nominated for the 2012 “Calvert You are Beautiful” honor, which recognizes the community’s volunteers. Any citizen or organization may nominate an individual for the honor. A panel of judges then selects one of the nominees as Calvert’s Most Beautiful.
Calvert County Commissioners’ President Gerald W. “Jerry” Clark [R] said the ceremony is one of his favorite annual events. “You all go the extra mile and take the extra time,” said Clark to the honorees who gathered with family and friends at Calvert Pines Senior Center Auditorium for the afternoon ceremony. “You all make Calvert County a beautiful place to call home.”
“We [commissioners] are always impressed and amazed,” said Commissioner Susan Shaw [R]. “We live in a very generous place.”
Among the nominated were individuals who give considerable time time to the local hospice, service clubs, dog kennels, adult day care, the Red Cross, the Girl Scouts, Calvert Marine Museum, the county’s master gardener program and Little League.
Miller, the American Legion Post 274 Auxiliary president, was nominated by Nate Stevens on behalf of the Lusby post.
Ude and Sue Mumper, who are also active in the auxiliary, and Miller’s grandson, Bryan, provided written endorsements for her nomination.
“We could not list all that Carol has done for our post, our community and our service members over the past years in 300 words or less,” Stevens declared in his submission to the judges. The list of Miller’s contributions included providing gift boxes for soldiers, organizing children’s parties for the neighborhood, cooking for all types of post fundraisers and patriotic occasions, and “adopting” a member of the Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home.
“She is front and center when it comes to enhancing the lives of veterans,” Ude stated.
“She has been volunteering at the Legion for as long as I can remember and she doesn’t show any signs of slowing down yet,” Bryan Miller stated. “She is the heart of the Legion in anybody’s eyes.”
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