SARATOGA SPRINGS Private First Class David Taylor Miller died Monday, June 21, 2010 as a result of a suicide bomb attack in northern Afghanistan. Taylor was born on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 1990, in Lynchburg, Va., and spent the majority of his life in Lynchburg and Amherst County, Va. He was a Boy Scout, an acolyte and server in the Church of Epiphany in Amherst, Va., and played on the JV Football team at Amherst High School. In the summer before his sophomore year in high school, he moved to Saratoga Springs and lived with his mother. He was a defensive lineman for Saratoga Springs High School during his junior and senior years and excelled at advanced placement history classes. Taylor loved paintball, tracking, music from classical to rock and reggae, and he loved to experiment in the kitchen with any food as long as it included pasta. Fast cars, dogs, video games and movies were all great loves. The Army was a passion; he was so proud of all he had accomplished physically and mentally in the time that he served. Since his enlistment, which officially began July 27, 2009, he earned the rank of First Class and was a designated marksman. He earned the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon. In the next month, he will receive the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Weapons Qualification Badge and the Overseas Service Bar. These are only small glimpses into the person Taylor was, though. Anyone who wants a clear picture of Taylor should go to his Facebook wall, where his friends and acquaintances have shared their insights of an amazing person. Of all the things life had to offer Taylor, the most important of all were his friends and family. Taylor is survived by his mother, Leslie Forbert Miller of Saratoga Springs; his father, Jesse Fleming Miller of Madison Heights, Va.; his sister, Victoria Leigh Ferguson, and his brother-in-law, Philip, who was more of a big brother, both of Alexandria, Va.; his maternal grandparents, David and Amy Forbert of Saratoga Springs; his maternal aunt, Suzanne DIorio, and uncle, Jim DIorio, and nephew Jimmy and niece Alexandra (Lexie) DIorio; his paternal aunts, Suzanne Miller and Jean Dicus, his uncle, Kenneth N. Dicus, and cousins Kenny Dicus, Michael Smith, Tommy Tanna, Stephen Miller and Jeffrey Miller. His paternal grandparents were the late Wilbur Carlyle and Viola Estelle Miller. A memorial service in Saratoga Springs will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 8, at the Presbyterian New England Church, 24 Circular St. Burial will take place with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 28. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a contribution to the David Taylor Miller Scholarship Fund, which can be made in person at any Adirondack Trust Bank or by mail to 473 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.