Jim Jenkins: The long, strong, spectacular life of Robert McMillan ends with grace

Jim Jenkins: The long, strong, spectacular life of Robert McMillan ends with grace 
WRAL News, Raleigh, North Carolina; by Jim Jenkins; 7/14/24 
Robert McMillan long ago had been decorated with every honor his city and his state could bestow. But it was his private acts of kindness, his advice and the wisdom he offered so privately and the judgment everyone trusted profoundly. ... McMillan maintained his dignity most recently as he knew his time was coming, and he made the decision himself to enter hospice care, saying, “I need to rest.” Over 36 hours, there was time for his children and their children and friends to come to his bedside. Some whispered, some spoke to him strongly and recalled his kindnesses, and again and again, said, “I appreciate all you did for me and I’ll never forget it.”