*I don’t know if Bill reads CD, but I think this is a great place to say thanks. *
Bill,
Thank you for all that you have done for FIRST and for the FRC teams. You have had a solid impact on so many of us, and we wish you all the best, where ever your path takes you.
Thank you from Cyber Blue, FRC 234!
Bill, you will truly be missed. In my 9 years in FIRST, 4 of which have been as a volunteer, It has always brightened my mood to see figures such yourself, Dean, and Woodie show up at the events. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
Thank you Bill! Your contributions to the FRC and FIRST worlds have had a positive impact on all of us. We wish you the best in your future endeavors, and hope that even though you no longer assume the role as FRC director, you keep involved in FIRST. It’s always been a pleasure reading your blogs (especially the ones titled: “hint”). May your successor be as good as you were.
-Team 256
Bill,
Thank you.
You have been an inspiration to soooooo many people within the FIRST community, including myself. The conversation we had on Thursday night before the “Einstein test weekend” gave me an even deeper insight into who you really are and the dedication, passion and effort you put into FRC. If you’re ever in Western MA, look me up. I’ll buy you an adult beverage somewhere.
I’d love to get in on that. He can have one on me as well.
Bill,
While I’ve only been involved in FRC as a student for 3 seasons now, it has truly been a great experience to be participating in a program that you work so hard to pull off. I know that because of your work, this program has already had an impact on my life. It was an honor to get to briefly talk with you at CTR, and even from that one conversation, I saw the passion you had for this. You will be truly missed. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Bill - Best wishes to you in your future endeavors. (I still owe you a Fondy Fire shirt for helping drive our robot at the Einstein weekend.)
Thank you Bill! I spoke with you once last year at the Duluth Regional when I was inspecting a mini-bot. The question was about pinch points and you approved the mini-bot for competition, to which the team I was helping was ecstatic. Thank you for inspiring us!
Thank you Bill. You have done so much for FIRST. It is obvious you have listened to us and responded to our needs. In particular, I want to thank you for responding to the problems at the 2010 Israel Regional. I wish you well for the future.
Thank you, Bill, for all you’ve done for all of FIRST! Best wishes for whatever your future holds.
(The tiara isn’t twinkling quite as brightly right now…we’ll all miss you!)
No matter how infuriated we all get at FIRST at times, I’ve never had a bad experience when talking with Bill Miller. I wish him all the best in whatever he takes on next.
One thing I will say about Bill Miller. I have never had a time where I was talking to him, where he didn’t seem genuinely interested in everything I had to say. He was a fantastic communicator and in my opinion did a great job.
Look at FIRST 7 years ago. Look at FIRST now.
Thanks Bill.
*This post is in no way meant to belittle FIRST prior to his first season, but FIRST is a completely different beast now than it was in the past.
Thank you Bill,
I’ve been a student in FRC for only 2 seasons, and this season while volunteering at CTR I had the privilege of getting to talk with him over lunch. Its so amazing that even though it was a competition weekend, he still was able to take the time to talk to me, truly inspiring.
Thank you Bill for everything you have done for FIRST. Not sure what we will all do over the summer if we arent all over-analyzing each Bills blog post. Good luck in whatever you do next.
Bill Miller will be missed by the community. I had the pleasure of having a few conversations with him this past season. He explained where FIRST was on a lot of difficult issues. They were good conversations.
Good Luck Bill.
Bill:
On behalf of MOE 365, thank you for all you have done to propel FIRST into the 21st century and beyond. Your efforts will be recognized for years to come. We appreciate everything you have done for FIRST during your tenure.
All the best in your future endeavors!
John
Bill,
I can’t find the words right now but I hope you know what I am thinking. The Einstein weekend was a great way to get trouble shooters together and discuss ideas. It was one of the most educational weekends I have had in a long time. Thanks for everything, even the things we don’t know about yet.
My comments from the thread linked below were written the last time I talked to him and before the incident that ended our season. I have a lot of respect for Bill and appreciated that he took the time to listen to members of our team pick apart the games explaining what we thought worked or didn’t and why.
He was as interested in what was needed to keep us excited in mentoring and minimize burn out as he was with keeping the kids interested.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105318&highlight=bill+miller
Edit: Oh and Bill had his secretary send a thank you message to those of us that commented in the thread, so I would say you can safely assume he and his people read CD.
Also, Bill I hope you are retiring on your own terms and not because of health/family/other unfortunate reasons.
We will miss you Mr. Miller! Team 1912 greatly enjoyed when you came to visit Bayou Regional in 2011. I am not ashamed that a ran up to you early Thursday morning only to burst out “You’ve changed my life!”
We have had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Merrick through Beta Testing and I am sure his pre-kickoff blogs will continue to give me chills…