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Dr. Frank A. Miller September 27, 1943 - December 14, 2009
Dr. Frank A. Miller, 66, of Gainesville passed away Monday December 14, 2009. The family will receive friends at Wards Funeral Home Thursday evening 6pm- 9pm. Dr. Miller was born in Savannah, Ga. and grew up in Batavia, New York. He was a 1965 graduate of New York State University in Buffalo with a B. A. Degree and 1971 with his M.D., and served his residency at Duke University in Psychiatry . He was Board Certified in 1991. He practiced in Durham, N.C., New Orleans, La., and moved his practice to Gainesville in 1987. Dr. Miller was a lover of Art, History, Sports, Space Exploration and all types of Music, which he shared with people. He had a most unique laugh that he used to make this world a better place in which to be. He was a dedicated family man and physician. Surviors include Wife Paulette Miller, of Gainesville. 2 Sons Matthew Frank Miller and Cameron Albert Miller, both of Atlanta. Daughter & Son-in-law Leticia Ann Miller Brady & Peter Brady,Gainesville. Brother Delancy Miller, Florida. Granddaughter Paulette Mary Brady. Wards Funeral Home 758 Main Street Gainesville in charge of arrangements.
Photo, ca. late 60's, of Frank provided by classmate and friend, Ray Knorr.
"I think the picture captures his playful personality.", - Ray
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Jim Minor
Frank had great enthusiasm and an insightful, wry, and sometimes painfully truthful sense of humor. His cartoons could be quite "wicked".
A delight to be around. He will be sorely missed.
Raymond Knorr
Frank had a one of a kind sense of humor and a world class laugh to go with it. His personality was genuine. There was no pretentiousness about him. And, you wouldn't see it if you were just a casual acquaintance, but he had a remarkable intellectual side to his personality and a strong desire to succeed.
Frank and I were best friends in our high school days. We had a lot of great times together, including playing tennis and summers at Godfrey's Pond. We spent our Friday and Saturday nights at parties or socials at the YMCA. Our weekend nights usually ended at Pontillo's, but we had occasional weekend benders including one where he literally dropped me off on my front lawn after I failed his "push-ups" sobriety test.
We attended UB together. I remember helping him in calculus class in our sophmore year. Soon he met Paulette and I met Carol. The four of us went out together occasionally, but eventually we went our separate ways.
I miss him a lot now that I am reminscing about my high school days.