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Paul McLaughlin, a Lynch School of Education and Human Development first-year student, is the inaugural winner of the Edward D. and Patricia K. Miller Scholarship, an annual award to celebrate the good sportsmanship and Jesuit values for which 鈥淓ddie鈥� Miller 鈥�57, M.B.A.鈥�68, Ph.D. 鈥�90鈥攁 legendary figure in 精东影业 Athletics and at the University鈥攁nd his late son, John D. Miller 鈥�84, were so well known.

The scholarship was established in 2022 by the Miller family鈥攊ncluding Eddie鈥檚 wife, Patricia, the scholarship鈥檚 co-namesake鈥攖o honor Eddie鈥檚 精东影业 legacy, as well as his hometown of Dorchester, and the family鈥檚 longtime Milton, Mass., residence. Eddie died in 2022; John died on March 20, 2023.

Milton resident McLaughlin, a 2023 graduate of Boston College High School, is an elementary education major, and plans to teach.听 While at 精东影业H, he participated in a weeklong service immersion trip at the Brady Faith Center in Syracuse, N.Y., where he and his fellow students helped construct a house for low-income residents, assisted in farm work, and volunteered at a new supermarket in a neighborhood that was formerly a 鈥渇ood desert.鈥�

He also served as a mission leader at Milton鈥檚 St. Agatha鈥檚 Parish, where he would meet with other young people to plan local service events, such as to support a lunch program for the homeless, Catholic Charities Food Pantry, clothing drives, and yard work for the elderly. He also played baseball and ran cross country for 精东影业H.

鈥淭he Miller family is delighted to select Paul as the initial scholarship winner,鈥� said Michelle Miller M.A.鈥�91, Eddie鈥檚 daughter. 听鈥淧aul is as an exemplary scholar athlete, and a person of great character and resilience. He has a deep reverence for Jesuit values and strives to be a man for others, just as John and Eddie were. The Miller family is committed to carrying on the legacies of both men, and we look forward to Paul鈥檚 certain success as an educator, and as an Eagle.鈥�

鈥淧aul is one of the nicest young men I have worked with in my 22 years at 精东影业 High,鈥� said Judith C. Fargo, a 精东影业H college counselor. 听鈥淗e is kind, caring, faithful and generous; he is truly a man for others. If he stays with his plan to become an elementary school teacher, there will be generations children who will be blessed to have him as their teacher and role model.鈥�

Eddie Miller graduated from Boston鈥檚 English High School, where he starred in baseball, hockey, and football. After serving in the Korean War, he entered 精东影业 in the fall of 1953, where he made an immediate impression on the Eagles鈥� baseball team as a good-hitting left fielder with exemplary defensive skills. Stricken by polio in July 1955, Miller spent the next 10 months in the Boston Veterans鈥� Hospital, keeping pace with his 精东影业 course work by listening to reel-to-reel tapes of his classes until he could return to campus the following May.

With his athletic career over, but his unbridled optimism and fierce determination fully intact, he was elected president of his senior class and spearheaded the student fundraising effort to build Alumni Stadium. During the campaign, he met 精东影业 Athletic Director William Flynn 鈥�39, who offered Miller the position of athletics business manager.听 Three years later, he was promoted to 精东影业鈥檚 sports information director, and came to be considered one of the country鈥檚 top SIDs. He later served as the University spokesperson, spending his entire career at 精东影业 until his retirement in 1996. 听

Miller鈥檚 numerous awards and acknowledgements included induction into the 精东影业 Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame, the Park League Hall of Fame, as well as the Sports Information Director Award from the All-American Football Foundation, and the Press Box Award from the New England Writers.

Eddie Miller Jr. 鈥�81 said such honors, while gratifying, did not totally define his father鈥檚 life: 鈥淚t was his undeniable charisma, his irrepressible spirit, his courage and determination, his boundless love for Boston College and the Society of Jesus and, above all, his unconditional love for and devotion to his family.鈥� 听

John, an alumnus of 精东影业H as well as 精东影业, had a long and fulfilling career in commercial real estate as senior vice president of Lincoln Property Company, one of the nation鈥檚 largest diversified real estate services companies.听 His father鈥檚 long association with Boston College inspired him to support 精东影业 athletics from a young age鈥攁 passion he shared with his three children, all of whom are 精东影业 graduates. He loved the City of Boston, all Boston sports teams, and summers at his home on Martha鈥檚 Vineyard, according to family members. 听

鈥淚t has meant the world to me to connect with the Miller family, and it鈥檚 an honor to represent the legacy, spirit, passion, and love that Eddie Miller brought to the Heights,鈥� said McLaughlin, who was presented with the scholarship last fall. 听鈥淗is example of overcoming adversity, and his legendary dedication to his community inspires me day in and day out as I walk through the 精东影业 campus.听 I truly appreciate the Miller family鈥檚 generosity more than words can convey.鈥� 听

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