Steve Flowers: George McMillan epitomized friends and neighborhood politics

A political stalwart in our state, George McMillan, passed away Easter weekend at 81 in Birmingham. George was born for politics in Alabama. He was a born leader. He had an exuberant, vivacious personality that people gravitated to and made it difficult not to like him. It was apropos that his funeral was really like a celebration. It was an upbeat event that lasted most of the day on April 25. It began at the historic Southside Baptist Church, which is where a good many prominent Birmingham leaders have been memorialized over the past century. This majestic church was the worship place for al