Name Shaun Wilson-Miller | ||
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Born 23 January 1995 ( 1995-01-23 ) | ||
Shaun wilson miller s funeral 9 news 2012
Shaun Wilson-Miller was born with a congenital heart defect and died on Saturday 26 May 2012 at the age of 17 years. Shaun was born on 23 January 1995 and is the son of Cameron Miller and Kim Hunter. Before Shaun died, he lived with his father in the Melbourne suburb of Mill Park and went to school at Lalor North Secondary College up until Year 10.
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Shaun was an Essendon Bombers football fan and met his idol, Jobe Watson, on Channel 9's The Footy Show. Since the age of 13, Shaun enjoyed being a HeartKids Victoria ambassador and a motivational speaker to many children.
Shaun's funeral was held at Plenty Ranges Arts and Community Centre. Nearly 1,000 people attended and there were many tributes from around the world. Shaun also posted his final goodbye on YouTube. After posting the video of his goodbye many people saw the video and his channel as of 2017 has over 80,000 subscribers. He gained his fame from that time.
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Book
Author Shaun Wilson-Miller published, An Awesome Ride, on 2 December 2012. Shaun's dying wish was to publish his book which promotes being positive and never giving up on life. The book reveals how he met his first girlfriend, suffered domestic abuse and continued to be brave through his serious heart condition. Cameron Miller is promoting Shaun's strong message nationally through book signings, radio and TV interviews and school guest appearances.
An Awesome Ride launched on Sunday 2 December at Kingston Arts and Cultural Centre with guest performances from Rachael Leahcar, Fatai Veveamatahau and Paula Parore. The evening was hosted by comedian Bev Killick and more than 100 people attended the concert that followed the book launch.
In May 2013, An Awesome Ride, won an Independent Publishers Book Award for Best Regional Non-Fiction (Australia/New Zealand .
Movie
Shaun’s father, Cameron Miller, currently in negotiations with a movie studio about script writing and production of Shaun's Movie.