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Obituary for Miller


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday May 22, 2003

Eric Wayne Miller (36), Sweet Spirit of Juan Tabo, a childlike soul....You may have spied him shuffling, head down, thru the NE Heights, a gentle, huge man w/long, red dreadlocks and wearing baggy overalls. He loved Starbucks, Tomato Cafe, his support group at NAMI (Nat'l Alliance for the Mentally Ill), and all humanity. Since birth, Eric suffered from brain damage and Asperger's Syndrome (similar to Autism). Eric died peacefully in his chair on May 17, 2003. Eric persists-cherished and beloved (and missed forever!) by his mother, Nancy Ava Miller; father, Robert Lee Miller; sister, Deborah Anne Miller Rivera; brother-in-law, Jerold Rivera; nephew, David Jim Miller; grandmother, Barbara Williams; best friend, Jerald Jolles; and longtime family friends, Vickie Tomlinson and Melissa Larntz; and by Uncle Manny, all of Albuquerque. Please attend a dinner gathering in memory of dear Eri., Welcome all: Thursday, May 22, 2003, 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at First Unitarian Church Social Hall, 3701 Carlisle NE (SW corner of Carlisle/Comanche). No flowers please. Donations (if you wish) to: NAMI, 6001 Marble NE #7, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (or choose your own charity). Please call for more information: 281-6262. Love-Nancy