IN MEMORIAM

DR. GLENN MILLAR, SR., was a dedicated physician in Sacramento and Amador counties for 57 years.

He lived in Sacramento's Curtis Park and South Land Park, in Pollock Pines and, recently, in Rancho Murieta.

Glenn was born in Medford, Oregon, to George Millar and his wife, Anna Roden. An only child, he moved with his parents to Reno, Nevada, in 1910, growing up there and attending the University of Nevada. He transferred to Stanford University where he received his undergraduate degree in 1931.

He attended Northwestern University Medical School and received his MD degree in 1935. While attending medical school he met Helen Scott and they were married in 1934.

They moved to Sacramento in 1935 and had two children. Glenn interned and completed a surgical residency at the Sacramento County Hospital.

In 1937, he entered private practice as a general practitioner. He volunteered for military service in the Navy in 1943, and served as a medical officer on the USS Shasta in the South Pacific, completing his service in 1945. After his military duty, he resumed his general practice. He married a second time in 1954 to Beverlee Neal; they had three children.

He continued his private general practice until 1977. In 1978, he became medical director of the Plymouth and Pioneer Medical Clinics in Amador County, serving there until retiring in 1994.

Glenn was an avid fisherman in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Oregon areas. He also enjoyed trips to Death Valley and to Bodie, Nevada, and other ghost towns.

He was a member of the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society since1935, and until last year he served on the Historical and Scholarship & Awards Committees.

He was a member of the California Medical Association and received an award for 50 years of dedication and commitment to the American Academy of Family Physicians. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1267. He was a member of AMVETS, Ben Ali Shriners, California State Grange Exchange Club of Sacramento and SIRS, a Master Mason for 76 years, and a member of the Sacramento Scottish Rite Free Masonry since 1939.

He is survived by his oldest son, Glenn Millar, Jr., MD, who cares for medically indigent adults in Placer County; daughters Sue Millar and Lisa Cozzens; and son David Millar. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

After a memorial service on March 20, he was buried on March 23 with full military honors at the new Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery in Dixon.

Glenn cared for generations of Sacramentans and delivered thousands of babies during his 40 years in general practice. Those who knew him were friends of a great gentleman and a fine doctor.

- Frank J. Boutin, Sr., MD