RANDOLPH - Andrew Thorndike McMillan, 73, of Somerville, Mass., died peacefully on Aug. 21, 2009, at Lookout Ledge Farm. Born on May 22, 1936, in Concord, Mass., to Caroline Cutter and John Endicott McMillan, he graduated in 1954 from Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., and graduated with a B.A. from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me.
Mr. McMillan was a student of George Demetrios, a classical sculptor. He was a teacher of drawing and sculpture at several institutions, including the Art Institute of Boston, the Museum School, and the Cambridge Center. He was a blacksmith and belonged to the New England Blacksmith Association and the Artist-Blacksmith's Association of New England (ABANA).
An SP4, he served in the U. S. Army in the Cold War years, including a year on the DMZ in Korea and was recalled during the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Edith Cobb McMillan of New York City, his sisters Ellen Aman of Wayne, Pa., and Edith Tucker of Randolph, his step-brothers M. Lawrence Harris of Whidbey Island, Wash., and Christopher Harris of Weathersfield, Vt., members of the Cutter clan, as well as many former students and good friends.
He was predeceased by his sister, Caroline O. McMillan.
Mr. McMillan was a member of the Randolph Mountain Club (RMC) trail crew in both 1953 and 1954.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Randolph Church on Route 2.
Please do not send flowers, but contributions may be made to the RMC, P.O. Box 279, Gorham, NH 03581.