RIP Luther Miracle, Usher

Luther Miracle - yes, his real name - passed away this week at the age of 92. He was an usher for the Orioles for 55 years. Also a former employee of GM, BGE, and the US Marine Corps, he leaves a wife, 2 children, 7 grandkids, 11 great grandkids, and probably a million happy fans whose seats he wiped and lives he brightened. He was exceedingly kind and gentle - unless you set your bag of peanuts on the dugout. He will be missed.

Hope the club includes him in the Opening Day montage of those we've lost.

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55 years, good lord...

RIP.

To put a face with the formidable name:

To put a face with the formidable name:

Thank you.

A long, accomplished life. May we all be so fortunate.

beervendor, I have to ask -- are you actually a beer vendor? Is that how you knew Mr. Miracle?

My seats are in section 20, on the aisle just to the right of the dugout and 13 rows up. Is that the area where he worked?

Thank you.

Aw, sad to hear that. I was fortunate to have several conversations with Mr. Luther (who wore a "Mickey" ID badge) the past couple of years as I waited inside the Eutaw B gate for friends to show up.

He mentioned the ceremony they had for him for his 50th anniversary. It was a big thrill for him. I often bugged him for inside info about the players. He never spoke negatively about any player and loved Boog and Cal. Of course him overall favorite, hands down, was Brooks. No surprise there.

RIP Mr. Luther. I will miss your conversations.

(Unfortunately, I am unable to post a picture I took of him a couple years ago.)

beervendor, I have to ask -- are you actually a beer vendor? Is that how you knew Mr. Miracle?

My seats are in section 20, on the aisle just to the right of the dugout and 13 rows up. Is that the area where he worked?

I'm retired since '05, but worked there 16 years. That's how I met Luther and so many other great people. (And a few truly awful people as well.) His health issues kept him at a seated post just inside gate C for the past several years, but when he was mobile he was usually on the home plate side of the O's dugout. I sold a whole lot of beer in and around sec. 20 over the years (sorry, Clancy). Hope you enjoyed it, Frobby!