DDT says thanks to all

Tom Miller and wife Niki said thanks to patrons, clients, business partners, friends and family on July 20 at their Deerfield home in Hampstead.

Owners of DDT Outlets in Hampstead and Wilmington, Tom and Niki hosted a cookout on their lovely patio deck with furnishings and accessories from DDT.

It was a happening as Tom grilled filet mignon after scores of hors d'oeruves. Son-in-law Josh was the meat carver and Tom and John Clapp manned the grill.

Socializing and enjoying were the Miller daughters Kathleen, Rebecca and Kaitlyn. Guests included longtime friends from Raleigh Joe and Carolyn Falang, neighbors Catherine and Frank Buesseler, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realtors Jim and Beth Fortunato, North Myrtle Beach residents Faye Bellamy and Michael Titan and daughter Emma, Furniture Wholesalers from Rocky Point Chuck and Julia Kass, Hampstead Farm Bureau Insurance agents Linwood Meadows and Barbara, Hampstead Lion's Club members Donna Murphy-Paris and Ducky Paris, Russian exchange students Alina and Helen Miphneva, Eddi at the kitchen sink, Delia with her tattoos, family pets, Morgan, Milo and Savannah.

Most special of all was Tom's mother Adele Miller, born in 1925. She is sharing a lifetime of wisdom as a foster grandparent in local schools and the Boys and Girls Club as an artist in the Art Room.

And the best part of the celebration was that it happened to be Niki's birthday.

Tom Miller and DDT say "thank you to all."