Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away peacefully with his family by his side November 4, 2012. Roland was born January 8, 1936, in Lowell, Massachusetts to Lucien A. and Yvette A. (Marion) Millette who preceded him in death along with his brother, Jerry, his first wife, Marilyn, and his precious mother-in-law, Maggie Armstead. He married Terry, the love of his life, and gained his daughter, Lisa Wilkey, in 1985. He and Terry also raised their grandson, James Kyle Wells, who they consider a son; Roland was proud of them both. Roland loved his God, country, and family, his adopted state of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Sooners, and Thunder basketball. Roland spent his early years in Lowell, Massachusetts, graduating from St. Joseph's High School in 1954. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve on January 8, 1953, and served until June 27, 1954. In June 1954 he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served his country faithfully as a Munitions Specialist, loading bombs on fighter aircraft, and a Communications-Electronics Plans/Programmer supporting communications requirements throughout the Air Force. He retired from active duty on August 31, 1976, in the grade of Master Sergeant. During his 22-year military career he was stationed stateside in New York, Maine, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Texas, Wyoming, California, and Florida, and served in overseas assignments at DaNang Air Base, South Vietnam, Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone, Torrejon Air Base, Spain, and Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland. Roland began his civilian career in the federal government at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City OK in 1978 but soon moved to Tinker Air Force Base to become a Program Manager supporting Air Force telecommunications projects worldwide. In 1979 Roland completed requirements for an Associate's Degree in Business Administration from Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma. At the pinnacle of his Air Force career he was assigned as the Implementation Program, Manager for the $1.3 billion Combat Information Transport System Program. On a daily problem-solving basis, he provided his organization's Project Managers Program direction, technical architecture, contracting and funding related information, guidance and direction as they implemented a multitude of comprehensive multi-million dollar data network upgrades at worldwide military bases. He worked at the 38th Engineering Installation Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, when he retired as a civilian in December 2005. Throughout his federal career which spanned a total of 50 plus years he received numerous outstanding achievement awards for his loyal and dedicated service to his country to include a commendation from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force, and a letter from President George W. Bush. Roland is survived by his wife, Terry, of the home; sons, Dennis Millette and wife, Jackie; and Richard Millette; daughters, Jacklyn Whitaker, and her husband, Sidney, Sandra Taylor, and her husband Buford, Sr., and Lisa Wilkey and her husband, Mark; step-children, Kelly Wells and Paul Bobbie Taylor; 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Vondel L. Smith & Sons Mortuary at South Lakes, 4000 SW 119th Street, Oklahoma City OK at 2:00 p.m. on November 7, 2012. Interment will be at Resthaven cemetery, 500 SW 104th St., OKC. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to support research for juvenile diabetes: Central OK Chapter, 2212 NW 50th, Ste 158C, OKC OK 73112, 405-810-0070; http://www.jdrf.org/oklahoma.