William Miller, 87, of Norwich, beloved husband of Sonia Miller, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the William Backus Hospital. He was born on July 19, 1931 in St Louis Missouri, son of William and Frances Miller, who predeceased him. He served for 20 years in the United States Air Force. After his military career, he was employed for many years at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford. Upon his retirement, he worked for several years in the security department at Mohegan Sun Casino, where he enjoyed people watching in his later years. He was a Master Mason at Somerset Lodge in Norwich for many years and volunteered with the Rainbow Girls with both of his daughters. Bill’s life was dedicated to not only his wife of 65 years, but his entire family. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Susan Paterson of Jacksonville, FL and Karen and William Labrecque of Griswold. The loves of his life were his 4 grandchildren, John (Jillian) Paterson, Kristina (Brian) Wendell, Ashley (Sean) Lynch and Brianna (Benjamin) Paterson as well as his great grandchildren Jace and Hayleigh Paterson and Duke Wendell. He was looking forward to the arrival of his fourth great grandchild in November, Ella Lynch. Visitation will be on Wednesday, October 3rd from 6:00-8:00 pm at Church & Allen Funeral Home, 136 Sachem Street, Norwich, CT. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, October 4th at 10:00 am at The Cathedral of St. Patrick, 213 Broadway, Norwich, CT. Burial will follow at Pachaug Cemetery in Griswold. To view the online obituary or sign the online guestbook, please visit: www.churchandallen.com
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