Sage Edward Millard 11/01/1979-11/18/2009.
Owner of Millard Design and Screenprinting,
We love you like a brother, son and friend…
we will miss you…
Stephen, Liza and Greta; you are all in our thoughts…
The memorial service for Sage Millard was held on Sunday, November 22nd, at 2:00pm, at Jubilee Community Church. Sage is a well loved man…he will be missed by many for a very long time. My heart goes out to his mother Liza, his father Steve, Sister Greta, his best friends Clifford, Judd, Matt, Joe and and all of the others…we truly were lucky to have known him. He will be missed…
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November 20th, 2009 at 1:26 am
So sorry to hear about Sage. We used to hang out in highschool. Such an awesome guy. You will all be in my families prayers. Such a loss to lose him at such a young age. Many Blessings.
Laura Michaels
November 20th, 2009 at 2:34 am
Sage was a friend, customer and vendor of mine. I spoke with him almost daily. My heart is broken. I can not believe he is gone,I just spoke with him yesterday. I don’t want to believe that I can not talk to him and laugh with him daily. It is such a sad day!
I will miss him! =(
November 20th, 2009 at 4:03 am
Sage was a really nice guy, easy to mess with and joke around with.
Way to young to go.
November 20th, 2009 at 6:10 am
This is a shocker I remember so much about running around with Sage and Greta when we were kids.. This so sad and he was so young too. My heart and prayers go out to Greta and his parents.
November 20th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Sage was our neighbor on Ballard Branch Rd and we met him in his teens and saw him grow into a man. We reconnected with him to have shirts made and appreciated his talent, skill and sense of humor. This is so sad. Blessings on Sage and to the Millards and to all who loved him.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Really going to be missed. I am speechless. Such a great guy. Thoughts and prayers from Japan.
November 20th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Sallye and I want to express our profound sorrow and heartfelt concern regarding Sage. We would also like to say that we are thinking of Steve, Liza, Greta and the entire family every minute of every day.
We love you. You are in our hearts
Martin & Sallye Fox Fairview, NC
November 20th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Remembering Sage as full of life, very intelligent, and fun loving. History Day comes to mind. Many wonderful science illustrations. Praying for strength for friends and family to cope with this heart wrenching loss.
November 21st, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Sage was a wonderful young man who grew up with our son Liam. He was like our second son and we loved him dearly. He will b missed but never forgotten.
Steve, Liza and Greta…we love you.
Pat and Cathy Sky
November 21st, 2009 at 11:23 pm
I spent a lot of time when I was younger hanging out with Sage and considered him my best friend for quite a while. I remember lots of good times at Steve and Eliza’s place, as well as at our house in Weaverville. Sage was a kind, funny, and talented person and I will miss him a lot.
My thoughts go out to the family. Steve, Eliza, and Greta – I’m so sorry.
Aaron
November 22nd, 2009 at 4:26 am
he will be missed…my thoughts are with you, steve, eliza and greta…joe
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I am so sorry for your loss. I remember visiting your home on a number of occasions when greta and sage where just babes and youngsters. What a vibrant spirit!
November 23rd, 2009 at 6:07 am
Sage you will be greatly missed my friend. We had many laughs and goodtimes building a awesome friendship gaming together online since 2002.Though we never met in person he was truely a best friend of mine. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
We will all miss you kos,
your bud stug
November 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 pm
We just heard the news today of Sage passing away and it saddens us very much. John and I just saw him a few weeks ago while picking up the end of our Corvair T-shirts from a show we had just finished. Sage went for a ride with John in our Corvair and the exuberance that he showed will always be remembered. He was truly a unique person/friend that will be missed.
It will take time to grasp the thought of him being gone.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
John & Sue Gull
Alpha-1 Carpet Cleaning
NC Mountain Corvair Club
November 24th, 2009 at 4:01 am
Sage was my best friend and brother. I feel blessed to have known and spent time with him. From our rooming together to playing soccer as kids. He will always been in my heart & thoughts for as long as I live. To the Millard family, always know that you will be loved and thought of. Thanks to all that shared here and at his memorial. As long as we keep him in our thoughts he is still with us. I LOVE YOU my brother.
November 24th, 2009 at 9:02 am
It’s difficult to understand what meaning we’re supposed to derive from Sage’s abrupt departure from our lives… and it’s even harder to comprehend what we’re ever going to do without him.
He was my musical partner, my comedic foil, and for the past ten years he was one of my very closest friends. From all of the countless hours working at the shop, to the happy jam sessions here, there, and everywhere, I have so many memories full of unending laughter and steadfast loyalty (both of which were things Sage provided in abundance).
I am saddened beyond any words I can convey, and I’ll never forget the many, many experiences I was fortunate enough to share with Sage- he was one of a kind, and I loved him.
All things said, it helps to know that although our friend is gone, he certainly he won’t be forgotten.
November 24th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
That was an awesome memorial service on Sunday. It was heartening to see how many people were able to be there on such short notice. Sage truly will be missed.
November 25th, 2009 at 1:01 am
I’m truly honored to have had a son who made so many friends.
We were very close… not the typical, distant ‘father/son’ relationship. I’d take him to lunch at least every other week to Tacoria Fast and talk movies, the lastest FPS, Photoshop techniques, how to deal with late paying clients, Pad Thai recipes. In a very real way, when we got together, we were the ‘same age’. And, he made me laugh, too… sometimes till my stomach hurt. I’ll miss him intensly. I have to stop now. My love to all his friends. -Steve
November 26th, 2009 at 3:25 am
I’ve been trying to post something here for days, but I will never be able to express how much I love and miss Sage. So, I’ll just say thank you… Thank you to the Millard family, thank you Matt for introducing me to Sage, thank you Cliff, thank you Jeff and the gang at Luella’s for honoring and remembering Sage, thank you Bruce for capturing his spirit in three little words. Thank you to all his family and friends for sharing such an awesome guy with me. Most of all, thank you Sage…for making me laugh, for being there for me and for being my friend and brother. I love you. I miss you.
We have created a Facebook group to celebrate and remember Sage. All are welcome to be a part of it, because…”You’re doin’ it!”
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000480325748#/group.php?gid=189098401636&ref=mf
November 29th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Wow, not much I can say but you all knew him as well as I did. I’m thinking of this guy all the time now and I will miss him every day. Now there is no one to understand my twisted humor that only he and I knew was funny for some reason. I have an empty spot in my life that cannot be refilled because he was so unique and special to me. I will play many games of World at War Zombies in his honor. Thank you everyone that posted here and came to the service at Jubilee. Much love to Sage and family, I will never forget you guys!
-Judd
January 15th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
I met about ten years ago; he was a genuinely kind guy; easygoing and humble, very talented in multiple arenas. He’s a fine specimen of a human being, from the beauty saloon to the train yard, and, despite the fact that our correspondence was rather brief and fragmented, It was of the highest caliber in quality and I will truly miss him.
\here’s a brief acrostic for SAGE
Sincerity
Amicability
Genuity
Excellence.
January 26th, 2010 at 4:49 am
My life has been made so special by the deep and abiding friendship that I have had through the years with Sage, Greta, Eliza and Steve. I am simply heartbroken that we continue on without the warm, generous and jovial, Sage Millard,making us smile and cry tears from too much laughter. You will always be remembered with a smile, sweet Sage. Steve, Eliza and Greta, you remain constant in my heart and prayers with much love. Jerita
January 28th, 2010 at 8:16 am
I cant stop thinking about sage, im real glad that this is here. im so sorry i couldnt come to the memorial
April 14th, 2010 at 7:23 am
I clumsily stumbled onto news of Sage’s passing just today, and have spent the day thinking about him and what tremendous presence someone can have in others lives. Obviously, if I just heard about this tragedy today (5 months later), then it goes without saying that Sage and I had lost touch since I left 420 7 years ago, but that’s the power of a strong soul…I worked with him only a brief while, haven’t seen him in about 7 years, yet news of his loss has occupied my entire day. It can’t be said about everyone that they are both memorable and likeable at the same time, but this could be said of Sage. I see that I’m rambling at this point so I’ll simply tell Sage that he can pick the music from now on, and I’ll keep the complaining to a minimum.
April 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 am
For all who are interested there is a memorial tree at the North Carolina Arboretum for Sage. With contributions from friends and family we have purchased a Paperbark Maple tree. Anyone is welcome to visit the tree as it is a great representation of Sage’s personality. It is in the Canopy Garden area and is the furthest tree on the path. It looks towards the future of the garden for the Arboretum. Please take time to visit the tree and support the Arboretum as Sage enjoyed his time there…