Peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, of Lloyd Millar of Saunders Avenue, Summerside, aged 85 years. Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., he was the son of the late Bruce and Rosalyn (Taylor) Millar. Lloyd lived in Montreal West, Sherbrooke, and graduated from Bishops University in 1943. In his chosen career as a Meteorologist he was posted in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and five times in P.E.I. where he developed a real love for Summerside, and he served a four-year posting in Baden-Soelligen, Germany. In 1962 on his return from Germany, Lloyd became very involved in his community. He was involved in the building of most of the Habitat for Humanity homes in Summerside, was an active member of Trinity United Church serving multiple terms as an elder, was an active member in the YMCA for over 30 years, a member of both the golf and curling clubs of Summerside, co-convened the United Way campaign and was a long-time volunteer for Meals on Wheels. In 1991 he and his wife Hazel won the YMCA Peace Prize in recognition of their community work. Lloyd met and married Hazel MacQueen in Halifax in 1952. They moved to Summerside in 1956 where they had two children — Elizabeth and Malcolm. Lloyd had many interests but his wife and family were always first in his life. Lloyd was interested in many sports and excelled in most. He loved skiing and was one of the original four who planned and built the Brookvale Ski Park in central P.E.I., where he later taught skiing and coached the P.E.I. Canada Games alpine ski team on several occasions. He loved the water and they built a cottage on the Dunk River where he helped form the West Isle Water Ski Club and it was there that many children did their first water skiing. He enjoyed golf, curling, tennis and badminton when time permitted. Lloyd’s father, Bruce MacDougall Millar, instilled a love of wood and carpentry in his son at their cottage in Magog, Que. In 1973 he built his own home for his family during his last posting to Summerside. Lloyd was a devoted husband and father and was very proud of his five grandchildren and one great-grandchild, and he loved his country passionately. Survived by his wife Hazel (MacQueen) Millar; children Elizabeth (John) White, Summerside; Malcolm (Rosalyn), Summerside; grandchildren Krista (Jamie) Perry, Burlington; Lyndsy and Michael White, Summerside; Jonathan Millar, Fredericton; Peter Millar, Summerside; great-grandson Taylor Perry; and by a brother Charles, Deep River, Ont. Predeceased by a brother Oliver and by a sister Heather Hardy. Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Wednesday, then to Trinity United Church, for funeral service at 2 p.m.. Interment later in Peoples Cemetery, Summerside. Visiting hours Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. only. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Oncology Unit of the Prince County Hospital, the College of Piping or Summerside Meals On Wheels would be appreciated.

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