Andrew Lamar Miller 1939-2021 Andrew Lamar Miller, of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly of Auburn, Alabama, passed away on July 5, 2021. He was 81 years old. He was born in Repton, Alabama, in 1939, the son of a high school football coach and an English teacher. The family eventually moved to Auburn, Alabama, where Lamar grew up. As a child, Lamar contracted polio, and underwent numerous surgeries, treatments, family separations, and other hardships as a result of that terrible disease, all of which he faced with courage and good humor. After graduating high school, Lamar joined the Auburn Police Department, and was an Alabama State Trooper for several years before returning to school at Auburn University. While at Auburn, Lamar began working for what became the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. After graduating from Auburn with a degree in pharmacy, Lamar continued his career with the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in various laboratories across the state, including Enterprise, Auburn, and Birmingham. After further training at Georgetown University, Lamar became the forensic document examiner for the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, a position he held until his retirement. Lamar was preceded in death by his parents, Aubrey and Lois Miller; his beloved wife, Judy Miller; and his brother, Aubrey Miller. He is survived by his wife, Whitaker "Molly" Miller, of Huntsville, Alabama; sons, Andrew Lamar "Marty" Miller, Jr. (Amorette) and Patrick O'Neal Miller (Susan), both of the Huntsville, Alabama area; his brother, William Selman Miller, of Athens, Alabama; his stepdaughter, Anna Bryant; and grandchildren Tyler, Ryan, Riley, Adeline, and O'Neal Miller. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 17, 2021 in the Parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; stjude.org/donate , or by calling 800-805-5856.