Mills Bee Lane III was a two-term District Court Judge in Washoe County, Nevada, as well as a professional boxer from the United States, a boxing referee, and a television personality.
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Lane was most known for starring in the syndicated court show Judge Mills Lane and refereeing numerous key heavyweight championship boxing matches in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Lane made his first public appearance in years in May 2006, at the dedication of a new courthouse in Reno named after him.
The Mills B. Lane Justice Center houses the Reno Municipal Court as well as the Washoe County District Attorney’s Office.
Lane died on December 6, 2022, in Reno, Nevada, at the age of 85.
Mills Lane Obituary, Funeral
Sad news has been reported regarding the passing of Mills Lane, a renowned boxing referee who gained additional notoriety through his work on television.
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The news was disclosed by Lane’s son, Tommy Lane, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal,
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who claims that his father passed away on Tuesday morning in Nevada after spending the previous week in hospice care and being surrounded by adoring family members. At 85 years old, he was.
Tommy Lane said of Mills’ passing, “He took a tremendous downturn in his whole situation.”
“A rapid departure occurred. He was surrounded by his family and in a cozy environment. You had no idea how long he had left. Although there is no such thing as preparation for this, we kind of felt like we had been all along.”
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