Miles E. Dwiggins Charleston, Illinois Obituary

Miles E. Dwiggins

<p align="center">&nbsp;Miles Dwiggins</p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p>CHARLESTON &ndash; Miles Dwiggins passed away on May 10, 2022 in Urbana, IL, at the age of 34.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Services will be held Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Charleston where he was a member, with visitation at 10:00 a.m.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Miles was born in Charleston, IL, the son of Mark and Mary Dwiggins.&nbsp; He made it his home after graduating from Charleston High School in 2005 and Eastern Illinois University in 2011.&nbsp; He had a keen mind for geography and coding, obtaining a Master&rsquo;s Degree in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from EIU in 2016.&nbsp; His hobbies were vast, but he naturally excelled at guitar.&nbsp; He could play any stringed instrument, make up a song on the spot, and entertain for hours.&nbsp; He was kind, smart, funny, a dedicated friend, and a kind soul.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Miles loved many of his jobs, especially delivering Jerry&rsquo;s Pizza and using his GIS and coding talents for the Canadian National Railroad to implement its&rsquo; Positive Train Control system.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Miles is survived by his mother and father, Mark and Mary, brother Michael, sister Maggie (Jeff Roth) and nephew Wesley.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Arrangements: Harper-Swickard.</p>
June 22, 1987 - May 10, 202206/22/198705/10/2022
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May 13, 2022
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Apryl Pooley
May 13, 2022
Dwiggins family: I am so very sorry for your loss. Miles was such a dear friend to me all the years I lived in Charleston. This plant is "easy to love" just like Miles and I hope it honors his memory.
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EIU English Department
May 13, 2022
Dear Mary and Mark,

We were so very sorry to hear of Miles's passing. Our sincere condolences.

EIU English Department
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Jean Toothman
May 12, 2022
Mary, Mark, and family: I am so sorry to learn about Miles death. Im sending thoughts, prayers, and big hugs. A loss like this is so hard to understand.
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May 12, 2022
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The staff at Harper-Swickard Funeral Home & Caudill-King Funeral Home-Harper-Swickard Funeral Home
May 12, 2022
We plant this tree as a living memorial to Miles. We are deeply sorry for your loss.
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