Michael A. Miner

We had many good times together Mike. So many family picnics, wonderful Thanksgivings, Christmas, etc., were made memorable by you and your trusty camera. The interview on Thanksgiving about how we met our wives and husbands, was absolutely the best. We have lost a very special person and I lost part of the outlaws. You will always be remembered and I know you will be watching over Judy, Chris, Jon, and the rest of us. We love you and miss you.

Maura Newcomb McAnney— So sad. He was a good teacher and an even better person.///Tara DuBois:— May he rest in peace . He was a great teacher and friend. He will be missed by all who knew his magnanimous smile and his practical joking side. I was just talking about the time we went to get an ad for the yearbook from a bank . We walked up to the drive up window to have the teller say ‘we don’t accept walk ups’ so we sat as if we were in a car and Mr. Miner pretended he was driving! We laughed all the way back from the bank. God Bless him . May God hold his family in his loving arms during this difficult time.///Jennifer Rentz— I loved Mr. Miner. I’m a history teacher because of him and the other amazing history teachers at SWR. So sad he has passed.///Mary Judge— What a great guy! I am so sorry that he is gone. My prayers to his family///Beth Shanley King— Sad news!///Kerin O’Connor—~RIP~ Remember his class well.///Dennis Gallagher— RIP – I remember this class well.///Austin Tosi— RIP…anyone remember the apartheid-themed lesson based on your eye color?///Patricia O’brien— RIP Mr. Miner///Michelle Doreen—I had him in ninth grade. What a nice man xo///Kerin O’Connor—Yes Tossi! Blue eyes (me) were not allowed to use bathroom or water fountain in B wing!///Caitlin Durney Grossman— He was such a character. So sad to hear///Kathleen Serafine—Rest in peace///Gina Arcario-Michau— I had the lesson in 1976 when I was a 9th grade student of Mr Miner. Years later, as an English teacher, I used it every time I taught the book The Wave until 2010 when I had stop teaching because of health.///Susan Guli Horace— MS is all too familiar with me. I am glad he touched so many of our lives.R.I.P.///Patricia Hyte-Klotz—RIP I had him in 9th grade. He was a nice man who enjoyed teaching///Laura Ann—Great teacher. Nice man///

It is with great sadness I write this note. Mr Minor was my social studies teacher in 1976. He impacted my life so strongly that the decision to teach was easy. While I was teaching, I used lessons he taught in my class in 1976.I believe and know he was an extraordinary man. He had a terrific sense of humor and never missed a moment to make you laugh. He was trustworthy and kind. I can’t express enough that Mr Minor’s style of teaching and his personality was a driving motivation to become a teacher. His passing is a great loss, his family and all of the lives he helped shape.May he rest in the arms of God.

Our deepest sympathy.He played a loving role in the lives of our family and will be dearly missed.God give you the courage to carry on

Mike had the rare ability to harness and direct the boundless energies of his students and propel them to greater accomplishments than they would otherwise achieve. Although only my teacher for freshman year, he took me in as a protégé and somehow was able to hold my attention and funneled my considerably random energies to positive things throughout my 4 years at SWRHS. He somehow got me hooked on yearbook of all things (I think he did this by simply telling me the female to male ratio for students participating was 43 to 1) and this became as much a passion of mine as it was obviously his. He was a terrific teacher and mentor and a better friend, showing me the good in people and how to make a difference in the world. His love and commitment to family and his colleagues at SWR was admirable and something I have attempted to model in my own life. The world was a better place with him in it, his memory will be cherished. Praying that his family will find peace and comfort knowing he is finally no longer in pain, and at rest at last.

May his memory be a blessing

Our hearts go out the Miner family. Wishing you peace to bring comfort,courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in yourhearts.

Jon, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers now and always. May peace and happier memories reside in your hearts.

Corrine Savona— Had him back in 1979 during his first year or so at the school. He was an amazing teacher and person. My nephew had him years later and loved him as well. Prayers for him and his family.ΓÇ¿///Kimmarie Boccia— Condolences to his family, may he R.I.P.ΓÇ¿///ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿Jane Wagner— RIP, sad to hear that.ΓÇ¿///ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿Linda Greve MacDonald— This is such sad news. Rest in Peace Mr. Miner.ΓÇ¿///ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿Jennifer Rentz— I remember watching Gandhi in class too. I think it took a week to see the whole movie. Heavy stuff for us back then, but it pushed us. Something kids today don’t get in school anymore.ΓÇ¿////ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿Diane DeLuca LoBiondo— A great teacher! RIP Mr. Miner…you were one of my favorites!!!!ΓÇ¿/////Maggie Drower— Sad news, he was well liked and a great teacher.ΓÇ¿///ΓÇ¿ΓÇ¿Marie Wern —UGH… not another one… RIP Mr. Miner///

Mike we miss you as a brother and enjoyed the laughter, love and passion in life you shared. The drive and knowledge that you shared inspired many and I whish you were here to look over my shoulder I didn’t even get a chance to test my hearing aids with you it would have been nice because I would not have missed all the choice loving and inspiring comments you made. I’m sure you know how much Karen loved you and your company. Say high to all and help us on our way.

Mike, you will be greatly missed. You were a great man. May you rest in peace.

Sorry to hear of Michael’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.