Bobby Miller, who was the longtime manager at Ro Parra's Millennium Farm before being named the farm's vice chairman, passed away Thursday following a long battle with cancer.
“Bobby made a huge difference in all of our lives,” said Parra. “He was just a kind man and really one of a kind. When I hired him 20 years ago, I was an absentee owner and I think I had 200 head of horses at the time. And he really brought an incredible amount of professionalism and order to running the farm. But it was really less about that and more about his character, more about his ethics, and more about his warmth. He was a great man.”
Miller, who earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Kentucky, spent 18 years as farm manager at Walmac International. He joined Millennium Farm as manager in 2006 and was named the farm's vice chairman in 2016.
“I'm devastated about Bobby's passing,” said Buckland Sales' Zach Madden, who worked with Miller at Millennium Farm. “He was a legend, mentor and friend. I'm going to miss him every day. He would do anything for anybody. I'm just thinking about his family during this time.”
Funeral arrangements are still pending.
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