Jeffrey M. Millen, 61

Jeffrey “Jeff” Millen was born in Boston  on Jan. 30, 1961 and at the age of three, moved to Hull, where he spent the rest of his life.

Mr. Millen died on Feb. 15 in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., where he recently decided he would spend his winters with his beloved wife, Jennifer. He had waged a courageous and, typically, quiet battle with pancreatic cancer for the past year.

Mr. Millen grew up in the scrap metal business with his grandfather, Abraham Snyder, who was like a father to him, and was a huge part of his life. Mr. Millen also was a fisherman for several years and always had a passion for boating and just being on the water. He was an accomplished master plumber and started his own business at a very young age. He owned and operated R-Chee Plumbing & Heating for more than 30 years. He had attended Wentworth Institute of Technology, where he received his contractor’s supervisor license. A man of many talents and inherent competence, he had a special talent for transforming buildings. He had vision and the innate ability to translate a concept into reality.

Mr. Millen was an avid supporter and member of Temple Beth Sholom and Temple Israel in Hull.

Mr. Millen was a doer. He never needed to be asked to help out a friend, a neighbor or even a stranger. It was what he did. His loyalty was unmatched. He was a strong, principled man whose word was his bond – a  mensch.

Mr. Millen is survived by his beloved wife, Jennifer Millen; his two sons, Jonathan and Jacob Millen; his two stepchildren, Paul and Kelsey Banta; and his mother, Rachel Goodwin. He was the son of the late James Goodwin. Mr. Millen also leaves his sister, Debra Sheppard and spouse, James Shepard; sister Amy Millen; brother Joshua Goodwin and partner, Brooke Johnson; sister Jennifer McLaron and her spouse, Ian McLaron; and many nephews and nieces whom he loved very much. He also leaves behind many friends he considered family. The whole town of Hull grieves this huge loss.

A service is being planned for later this spring at Temple Israel in Hull. Donations in Mr. Millen’s memory may be made to “Jeff’s J-Team” at http://support.pancan.org/goto/Jeffsj-team. Members of Jeff’s J-Team will be participating in a PanCan walk in his honor on April 30 to help fight pancreatic cancer.

Services for Jeffrey M. Millen

Family and friends of Jeffrey M. Millen are respectfully invited to attend a Shabbat and celebration of life service at Temple Israel of Nantasket, 7 Hadassah Way, on Saturday, July 2. Shabbat Service is from 9:30-11:30 a.m., immediately followed by the celebration of life service.