Rotarian of the Week 05-30-12

Our Rotarian of the Week grew up a long… long… way from Cheyenne. He grew up in Norwood Massachusetts. His first job was washing dishes … at the Harp and Bard Restaurant in Norwood.

 He was paid the princely sum of $2.00 per hour.

This special Rotarian attended Norwood High School where he was a member of the …proud Norwood Mustangs. After high school he went to the University of New Hampshire for his undergraduate degree, and then went to Medical School at Boston University.

He did his residency at the Mayo Clinic and had a Fellowship at Johns Hopkins.

Wow some pretty impressive academic and medical credentials!

Dr. John Millin has been married to fellow Rotarian Lori Millin for the past 16 years. They have two handsome and talented sons, Patrick and Matthew.

Other than family John is most proud of the fact that he was able to graduate from Medical School.

 Like many of us his academic success was a surprise…. “To everyone he knew growing up”… Adolescence especially in boys … has a way of disguising talent.  

John was sponsored into The Rotary Club of Cheyenne by Roberta Coates in July of 2002.

His most memorable Rotary experience thus far … has been … “watching Bob Womack working in an operating room …trying not to pass out”. … BOB WOMACK…WORKING IN AN OPERATING ROOM!!!!

John likes Rotary because as he says… “There is no problem…Too big…or…To small… for Rotary… Rotary will find a solution”.   John has served on the World Community Service Committee… actually lead World Community Service Projects… and he has served on the Student Exchange Committee.

 John and Lori have opened their home to Rotary …serving as a host family as well as a special Rotary meeting site.

In his free time Dr. John Millin especially enjoys…”watching his boys play baseball”.  His favorite meal… is… as he says… “Anything eaten with Friends and Family”.

In recognition of his service to our Club, our Community and our World, the Sargent at Arms will present Rotarian John Millin with a Gift Certificate from the Club.

Thank you… John Millin and Congratulations!