[TN-Bird] Longtime TOS memeber, Ruth V. McMillan passed away

From: "Roy Turrentine" <roymel@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:54:00 -0500
Ruth V. McMillan, longtime member of TOS, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2003. 
Funeral arrangements for any who knew her are at Jennings & Ayers from 4 to 7 
p.m. on Tuesday, August 19 and funeral service is at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Reflections on our Birding Friend, Ruth.

It all began when I went to the Wildflower Pilgrimage at Cedars of Lebanon for 
extra credit. Little did I know that this "grade" would affect me for the rest 
of my life. It was here that I met Ruth McMillan. Her offer of allowing me to 
hunt flowers on her & her husband Mac's land was our first beginning to a long 
and lasting friendship. That following summer, when I was a seasonal at the 
park, she'd be on my porch early in the morning ready to go birding on my days 
off. 

When my husband, Roy, was first birding, I had to introduce him to Ruth & Mac, 
her husband. He was so impressed at first meeting. If Ruth wanted to stop & see 
flickers "feeding among the robins," there were.if she suggested we stop and 
look for the black & white warbler at a certain picnic area, it was there. This 
was his first introduction to my mentor & wonderful birding companion and 
friend.

Ruth was a longtime member of TOS. A member of the Murfreesboro Chapter and 
later the John Sellars Chapter of TOS in Lebanon. She was one of the best. One 
of the very best. During my Spring Break in college, she & I would bird 
somewhere. Her generosity, along with Mac's, always allowed me to have this 
treat. 

It was Ruth McMillan who probably first alerted us to the lark sparrows in the 
area and sightings of scissor-tailed flycatchers. There wasn't much that would 
slip by Ruth in the beautiful outdoors. She had such a vast knowledge and 
appreciation of it all.

The birding world lost a treasure Sunday. She'll never know how much of an 
impact she made on my life. Her encouragement, patience, teaching, and passion 
for birds and flowers will never be matched. Perhaps, though, if I continue in 
these endeavors, it would make her pleased. After all, to know Ruth is to know 
and love birds and flowers. I loved my wonderful friend, Ruth V. McMillan. 
Birds and flowers will be forever part of me because of Ruth. Coneflowers and 
lark sparrows will keep coming back to let us know Ruth is forever with us.



Melissa Turrentine

Bedford County

Normandy TN

John Sellars Chapter TOS

Lebanon TN


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