Sandie McMillan is an active member of Prince of Peace and one of the "Presbyterians since birth" that we have in our church. Born in Philadelphia, she grew up in Wyncote, PA where she attended Calvary Presbyterian Church from Sunday School through confirmation and into the church choir. She remembers the pin Presbyterian Sunday Schools gave the young people, a pin to which bars were added each year for attendance. I venture there are others who remember those pins.

After high school Sandie attended Endicott Junior College. She was working in the Philadelphia area when friends asked her to join them as a hostess for the dances at the Navy Yard. The "Mids" came up from Annapolis for the dances and Sandie met John. She soon visited Annapolis on weekends and would meet John at First Presbyterian for services. In the 50's, Midshipmen marched to churches in Annapolis and First Presbyterian had a large contingent. They were married after John's graduation July 5, 1958 with a military wedding at Calvary Presbyterian. They traveled around the United States, as all military families do, and ended up with a tour at the Naval Academy.