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Maynard Miller, 69, passed away peacefully on February 25 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ina; his devoted daughter, Anita Bine; and loving grandchildren, Sara and Rachel Bine of St. Paul MN. He is also survived by his brothers, Stanley (Hilda) Miller of Tustin, CA and Joseph (Barbara) Miller of Rockville, MD; and his sister Judith (Les) Berman of Louisville, KY; eights nieces and nephews; and six grandnieces and nephews. His mother, Fannie of Santa Ana, CA also survives him. He was predeceased by his daughter, Diana Miller; and his father, Israel Abraham Miller. He had a special relationship with exchange"children" Martine Bono of Garches, France, Mladen Veljic of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Susanne Kachlik of Berlin, Germany; Alfred Nordmann (Germany) of Columbia, SC, Per Frejvall of Saltsjobaden, Sweden, and Pavlinka Georgiev (Yugoslavia) of Melbourne, Australia; and his"grandson" Aaron Goodman of Albuquerque. He was born and grew up in Maine, graduating from the University of Michigan with a BBA & MBA in accounting. He had an illustrious career as a Certified Public Accountant, serving for many years as a partner with KPMG Peat Marwick, the international accounting firm. Maynard gave consistently of his time and expertise to many organization both her and abroad. He was appointed by several Governors to the State Board of Finance, the State Board of Accounting, and most recently to the Educational Retirement Board. He served on several committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. As a member and chairman of the State of New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation, he helped to raise the money to build the museum. Other organizations included the Girl Scouts, Rotary Club of Albuquerque, Carrie Tingley Hospital, Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, New Mexico Symphony, and June Music Festival. As a Volunteer Executive for the International Executive Service Corps, he served with Ina in Columbia, Ecuador, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan. He also was sent by the Rotary Foundation to do accounting work in India for the Polio Project. His main interests were travel, travel photography, classical music and civic activities. His loves were his family and friends. Maynard will be remembered as a kind, gentle, caring human being with a good sense of humor and great compassion for those less fortunate. He will be sorely missed by many organizations and individuals whose lives he touched. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle NE on Saturday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m. No flowers please. Donations in Maynard's memory may be made to the Sussman-Miller Educational Assistance Fund c/o the Albuquerque Community Foundation, Box 3960, ABQ 87176 of the Presbyterian Hospice Foundation, 8300 Constitution NE, ABQ 87110.
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