Dr. George Brown Miller, Jr. 88, died Sunday, March 1, 2015. He was born in Athens, Ga., to Helen and George Brown Miller.
He attended Duke and Georgia Tech to study aeronautical engineering, which led to service in the Navy during WWII. He then pursued a lengthy career in education, with advanced degrees from Emory and the University of Georgia.
Dr. Miller taught for a total of 54 years, impacting many students’ lives during the years. He joined the faculty and staff of Ohio Northern University in 1960, serving most of his ONU years in the Education Department training future generations of teachers.
He had a variety of roles outside the classroom such as being the announcer for home football games and refereeing softball and volleyball games. He was also involved in various church and community activities.
Music brought joy throughout his life in a variety of ways--playing in swing bands during college, singing in the church choir, and appreciating the wonders of classical music from around the world via internet radio. Trains (“real” trains) fascinated him, and he served as a “real” engineer on the historical Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway for a number of summers.
Dr. Miller is survived by his wife, Louise Terrace Miller, and their children Cecily Crider McCluer of Lima, Terry Miller of Edgewater, Fla., Lee Ellen Coffey of Raleigh, N.C., and Michele Mosley of Cincinnati. He is survived by seven grandchildren.
A celebration of Dr. Miller’s life will be held Friday, March 6, at 2 p.m. at the Ada First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mary Jo Yeakel and Rev. Michael Mahoney; military rites will be conducted by the U.S. Navy Honor Guard, with a time of gathering to follow the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to O.N.U. for the Miller Scholarship Fund, 525 South Main, Ada, Ohio 45810. This Scholarship Fund will aid education students at Ohio Northern University.
