Barbara P. Miller Barbara Patricia Miller, a life-long resident of Westbrook, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2013, with family at her side.  Barbara entered the Maine Medical Center on December 23, 2012, for treatment of a rare aliment.  She was born August 7, 1927, in Portland, Maine, to Mary (Lewis) and David Miller Sr.  She attended schools in Westbrook, graduating as an honor student from Westbrook High School on June 15, 1945.  Even before her graduation, she was hired by S D Warren Paper Company in Westbrook, Maine.  She held a variety of positions at S D Warren, culminating as the executive secretary for the mill manager.  She was a member of the S D Warren forty-year club, retiring January 1, 1988. After high school, Barbara went to secretarial school and was active in the National Secretaries Association.  She was an officer for the Maine Secretaries Association and greatly enjoyed attending a number of national conventions.  She was an outstanding secretary with exceptional organizational skills.  A resident at Larrabee Heights for the last 20 years, she was active on the Larrabee Heights Resident Association, serving as their vice-president and at-large for many years.  She valued her friends at the Heights and their weekly meals at local restaurants.  Barbara also was a member of the Eastern Star, Mizpah Chapter. Earlier in her life, she enjoyed traveling and knitting.  She knitted many sweaters and mittens for her nephews, niece, and friends.  Barbara was also an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles.  She maintained and passed on the family Christmas tradition of baking Scotch shortbread and Empire cookies.  She was noted for her beautifully wrapped Christmas gifts, and, for the younger recipients, gifts that were a puzzle to open.  Barbara embraced computer technology and was an avid internet user.  Her recent Christmas wish list included an Apple I pad and anything chocolate.   Barbara's surviving relatives are her nephews David Miller III and his wife Deborah of Estero, Florida, and Stephen Miller of Islesboro, Maine; her niece Kristine M. White and her husband Robert, of York, Maine; and her sister-in-law Elizabeth Miller of Westbrook, Maine.  In addition, she is survived by her great niece Lisa Bertsch and her husband Guy, and great nephews Matthew White, Jairus Miller, Elek Miller, and Gregory White, all of Maine.  She is also survived by two great great nieces: Zoe Bertsch of Maine and Charlotte Miller of New Zealand, and several cousins.  Barbara will be greatly missed by all who knew her as a generous, independent, and loving individual. Barbara was predeceased by her parents Mary and David Miller Sr., her brother David Miller Jr., her half-sisters Nellie St. Pierre, Ella Cote, Sylvia Doyle, and Mildred Wedge, her half-brother Harry Miller, her niece Elaine Coombs Miller,  her great nephew Jeffrey David Miller and her great niece Emily Elizabeth White. Barbara's family would like to thank Patience Berry Johnson for her care and support of Barbara prior to this illness.  We extend grateful thanks to the doctors and nurses at the Special Care Unit IV of Maine Medical Center who were phenomenal and to the nurses and staff at the Barron Center who lovingly cared for Barbara.   A memorial service is planned for Wednesday, January 9, at 11:00AM, at the Westbrook Warren Congregational Church.  Internment will be at the Woodlawn Cemetery.  A reception will follow the service at the Westbrook Congregational Church Fellowship Hall.  Donations in memory of Barbara may be made to the Barron Center Activity Fund or to Maine Medical Center Special Care Unit IV. To view online condolences go to; blaisandhayfuneralhome.com