Daniel L.R. Miller ’55

Dan died June 19, 2006, in his hometown of Erie, Pa., after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer.

Dan prepared at Andover. At Princeton he majored in politics, was a member of Key and Seal, and was business manager of The Princeton Tiger. He roomed with Bob Putney, who died in 1991.

After Princeton, Dan received a degree from the University of Michigan Law School and served as a captain in Army intelligence. He returned to Erie to found the law firm of McClure & Miller, where he practiced until his death.

He was past president of the Erie County Bar Association and the Estate Planning Council of Erie, and served as director of several business interests. A highlight of Dan's legal career was to successfully argue a securities case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Very active in the Erie community, Dan served as president of Hamot Health Systems and as a trustee of Erie Community Foundation, among other organizations. In 2005 the Hamot Hospital established the Daniel L.R. Miller Award for Excellence in Estate Planning in his honor.

Dan is survived by his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth "Betsey" Mayer Miller (daughter of '27 and sister of '58); his daughter, Elizabeth Mayer Stone; son Daniel M. Miller; and five grandchildren.