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Reed Miller, Dacula City Marshal

At 75 years of age, Dacula's Reed Miller is still going strong serving the community in the role of Marshal.

"I wouldn't want to do anything different, or live in any other place than here," says  Dacula's long-time public servant and City Marshal, Reed Miller.

Miller's journey to Dacula may have have always had him doing the same thing, law enforcement, but he's been many places and has many stories to tell. 

He came to Gwinnett County back in 1968, hired as the county's only detective at that time.  But Miller's career in law enforcement started years earlier in San Antonio, Tx. where he met his wife Janie to whom he's been married for 54 years.   

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From there he moved to Commerce City, Colo. where at 26 years of age he served as the Chief of Police becoming the youngest police chief in the whole state of Colorado. 

After seven years serving in Colorado, Miller headed back to his home state of Tennessee where he took on the dangerous task of fighting the illegal moonshine business.  It was after this that Miller moved to Gwinnett County. 

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Miller loves Dacula and even served as Dacula's mayor for two terms after retiring from law enforcement.  Near the end of his second term, he stepped down to take the new Dacula City Marshal position. 

"What I love about Dacula is the people.  It's a small town atmosphere with little crime and great schools," he said.

For Miller it's all about serving people and making our community a better place to live.  "I just keep doing what I'm doing," he said.  "One of the best feelings I get is when I simply give people directions."

Marshal Miller has been serving in law enforcement for over 50 years.  He's 75 years old now with eight children and 27 grandchildren, but he shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.  When asked how long he plans to serve the community, he said, "until my heart beats its last beat." 

"Some people look at me and say, he's to old to be policing," said Miller.  "But I say, if John McCain could run for president, then surely I can be a city marshal." 

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