| Robert Scott Miller Sr. |
Published in The Washington Post on August 28, 2012
ROBERT S. MILLER, SR.
Robert S. Miller of Ocean City, MD and formerly of New Carrollton, MD, died on
August 25, 2012., He was the beloved husband of Virginia Weimer Miller for 61
years, loving father of Robert S. Miller, Jr., Diane K. Baxter and her husband Tom,
Glenn L. Miller and his wife Ginger, and grandchildren Brandon, Patrick and Shelby,
and several nieces and nephews. He leaves two brothers, Dr. Frank N. Miller and his
wife Caroline of Silver Spring, and Charles F. Miller of Broomfield, CO. He was
preceded in death by a brother Preston R. Miller and sister Grace E. Beall.
Mr. Miller was a native of Washington, DC and graduated from Eastern High
School in 1950.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany.
He attended American University and worked for the Library of Congress. He worked
as an advertising Executive for the Washington Daily News, the Washington Evening
Star and ended his career with the Washington Post. He worked for the Democratic
Party as Campaign Manager. He served on the Board of Appeals from 1966-70 and
appointed as Chairman of the Prince George's County Liquor Control Board for 24
years, retiring in 1995. He was a member of the St. Andrews Society of Scottish
clans and Sons of the American Revolution.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 30 at 10 a.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church in Ocean City.
Interment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens, (mausoleum A), in
Davidsonville, MD at 2 p.m.
A donation in his memory may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Ocean
City, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, MD 21842.
Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.
ROBERT S. MILLER, SR.
Robert S. Miller of Ocean City, MD and formerly of New Carrollton, MD, died on
August 25, 2012., He was the beloved husband of Virginia Weimer Miller for 61
years, loving father of Robert S. Miller, Jr., Diane K. Baxter and her husband Tom,
Glenn L. Miller and his wife Ginger, and grandchildren Brandon, Patrick and Shelby,
and several nieces and nephews. He leaves two brothers, Dr. Frank N. Miller and his
wife Caroline of Silver Spring, and Charles F. Miller of Broomfield, CO. He was
preceded in death by a brother Preston R. Miller and sister Grace E. Beall.
Mr. Miller was a native of Washington, DC and graduated from Eastern High
School in 1950.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany.
He attended American University and worked for the Library of Congress. He worked
as an advertising Executive for the Washington Daily News, the Washington Evening
Star and ended his career with the Washington Post. He worked for the Democratic
Party as Campaign Manager. He served on the Board of Appeals from 1966-70 and
appointed as Chairman of the Prince George's County Liquor Control Board for 24
years, retiring in 1995. He was a member of the St. Andrews Society of Scottish
clans and Sons of the American Revolution.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 30 at 10 a.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church in Ocean City.
Interment will follow at Lakemont Memorial Gardens, (mausoleum A), in
Davidsonville, MD at 2 p.m.
A donation in his memory may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Ocean
City, 1301 Philadelphia Ave., Ocean City, MD 21842.
Arrangements are in the care of the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin.
