Joseph Frank Miller ’28

Joe Miller died July 22, 1996, at home in Deal Park, N.J. He was a summer resident of the Jersey Shore since infancy, and lived in Deal for many years. He prepared for college at Horace Mann School in NYC, and at Princeton he majored in art and archeology. He went to Harvard Law School, receiving his degree in 1931. He entered private practice in NYC.

At the outbreak of WWII, he became counsel for the Defense Plant Corp. and during the Korean War was counsel to the Natl. Production Authority in Washington. He became the executive secretary of the wire and cable division of the Natl. Electrical Manufacturers Assn. (NEMA) in 1953 and later was its president and managing director. Joe wrote an article on NEMA in The Appliance Manufacturer magazine in Sept. 1958. Before he retired he was active in the Trade Executive Consultants Inc. in NYC.

Joe married Marjorie Keith in 1930. She survives him, as do three children, Kenneth, Keith, and Katherine Burger, seven grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. He was a member of Temple Beth Miriam and was a past president of its Mens Club. He was a regular attendee at class reunions. His classmates will miss his cheerful presence and extend their warm sympathy to his wife and family.

The Class of 1928