Sgt. Keith Miller and his crew hailed as heroes: 'I've learned that the autism community is much...

[demmiblue]

For the past month, Keith Miller has been overwhelmed by thank-yous.

From all over the country, parents of children with autism have said thank you. His bosses have said thank you. A woman from Canada expressed her gratitude by sending a box of socks and Canadian candy.

He has heard from national and local media. He has been invited to speak. He has been hailed as a hero.

And all of it because one night he put on his security guard’s uniform, went to work and, in his view, just did his job.

“It’s very, very surprising, and humbling,” Miller said this week when I called to talk about the response to the story of what happened one night in late December at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

Last month, I recounted that story in a column, about how Miller was the sergeant in charge of the security team on the night Walker Hughes arrived in the ER.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-autism-keith-miller-20190307-story.html

(The original story is worth the read: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-walker-autistic-20190205-story.html )

[tblue37]

1. K&R and thanks! nt

[kimbutgar]

2. Thank you for sharing this story!

My son also has violent outbursts and I’ve had to call police to calm him down. Many cops have shown up to my house as I suspect they use the encounter for training.

[Karadeniz]

3. Thank God for good people!❤❤❤❤❤