Captain David B. Miller

November 27, 1937 – July 7, 2012

      David B. Miller, age 74, went to eternal rest on July 7, 2012 after a long battle with lung disease. He was born on November 27, 1937 in Appleton, Wisconsin.

      He received his B.S. in civil engineering from Marquette University in 1960 and was commissioned an ensign in the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. Years later he earned a Master of Science degree in financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.

      David’s dedication to his country and hard work led him to many remarkable tours of duty as instructor, administrator, construction battalion commander (Seabees) in the states and in Vietnam, planner and contractor in the Pacific and Indian Ocean areas and he acted as a disaster recovery leader in Sri Lanka.

      His most memorable tour of duty was as Commanding Officer of the presidential retreat at Camp David during the Nixon and Ford administrations and later was assigned to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower Installations and Logistics. He also supervised the operation and maintenance of the Trident submarine base Bangor, WA and chose to retire from the Navy and stay in the beautiful Northwest where boating and salmon fishing became his favorite pastimes.

      David is survived by Betsy, his wife of 50 years, and daughters Kathy Miller, Terry Hickey (Kent) and Ann Orr (Jim) and seven grandchildren.

      A memorial Mass will be held at St. Cecilia’s on Bainbridge Island Friday, July 20th and the funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Brendan’s, Bothell with burial at Holyrood Cemetery, Shoreline. The Reverend Patrick Godly will officiate.

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