Lee Stephen Miller, PhD
June 5, 1930 ~ January 25, 2007
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Dr. Lee Stephen Miller, 76, of 99 Ascension Drive, Asheville, died Thursday, January 25, 2007, at Memorial Mission Hospitals.
A native of Jacksonville, FL, he was a son of the late Oscar Lee and Elsie Simpson Miller. He was the first to graduate from Clemson University with a PhD in Electronic Engineering Technology and went on to work as an engineer with NASA. He was a Life Fellow of NASA and a Fellow of the Institute of Electronic Engineering Technology.
Survivors include a daughter, Jeanette Henry of Leicester; two sisters, Margie Brown of Asheville and Carol O?Hanlon of Long Island, NY and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 4:00 pm Monday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Carol O?Hanlon officiating. Burial will be 2:00 pm Tuesday at Old Stone Church Cemetery in Clemson, SC.
His family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home.
Lee Miller was my uncle and someone I greatly respected. He taught me the game of chess. He always had the greatest electronic gadgets. Uncle Lee loved his pipe.
One of the most inspiring and accomplished men I have ever known. Goodbye Cold War warrior and old friend for 66 years.
To my Uncle who was my hero and someone who I always looked up to , farewell.We will miss talking to you about your adventures that some only read about in books.