Timothy Nicholas Miller, 63, died September 13, 2009, at his home in Bermuda Dunes, Calif., following a lengthy battle with colon and bone cancer.

He was born in Evansville, Indiana, attended Bosse High School [1965] and graduated from the University of Evansville, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and a member of the University's first NCAA varsity soccer team. He subsequently attended graduate school at Ball State University and did additional graduate study at the Center for Risk Communication, Columbia University and National Defense University, Washington, D.C.

Miller was a former board member of the Evansville Jaycees, a past vice president of the Southern Indiana-Pennyrile chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America and past chairman of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.

He had been a member of the Evansville Press Club, Sigma Delta Chi (the Society of Professional Journalists), the Public Relations Society of America and the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

A decorated Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Miller was a former board member of the Indiana Chapter of the Association of the United States Army, and the Hoosier Chapter of the National Committee for the Employer support of the Guard and Reserve. While in Evansville, Miller worked for WROZ Radio, WTVW-TV and WPCO Radio in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. He also served as general manager for program origination with Telesis Corporation, where he directed local cable television programming activities for Jasper, Huntingburg and Bloomington, Indiana, and Grand Island, Nebraska. He spent most of his career as a civilian executive with the U.S. Department of Defense, first as head of public affairs for the Army Reserve Headquarters, Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis.

Following a brief period as co-owner, editor and publisher of the Key West Sun-Times newspaper, Key West, Florida, he returned to the Defense Department where he served on the public affairs staff at Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, and Washington, D.C.

He subsequently accepted an assignment to join the public affairs joint staff with the Department of the Army and the Air Force, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon.

During his career, he had served as organization liaison to the White House and received numerous awards and decorations for his involvement in historical events of the past few decades, including the U.S. rescue mission in Grenada, the U.S. intervention in Panama, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the war on terrorism.

A nationally and internationally recognized writer and editor, he was honored in 1984 by the Association of the United States Army as National Editor of the Year and in 1985, he was presented with the Fourth Estate Award for Journalistic Excellence. He also was the co-author and editor of an education video and companion printed publication, chosen as a finalist in the 16th annual International Telly Awards competition.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Ellen Miller, and his father, Herdis Miller.

He is survived by his brother, H. Roger Miller, niece, Julie Jung and family both of Evansville, niece, Emily Miller of Indianapolis and a nephew, Christopher Miller and his family of Greenville, South Carolina.

Services will be held in the Chapel at Fort Meyer, Virginia, with full military honors and interment at adjacent Arlington National Cemetery immediately following the service.

September 24, 2009
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.  Frater Eric Tanner, South Bend, Indiana

September 24, 2009
Tim was a member of our fraternity, TKE, and will be saddly missed. From all accounts, Tim's life was very fulfilling. YITB, Gary Ruble, Indianapolis, Indiana

September 25, 2009
Tim, We had some great times on Lincoln Avenue in the TKE House and discussing how we were going to make our next fortune. Thank you for your service to our country! Bill Auxier, Traverse City, Michigan