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Miller, Jack Wilford (1931-2022)
Miller, Jack Wilford
Obituary
2022
Jack was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He was known to his grandchildren and great grandchildren as PaPa Jack.
Jack was born in Houston Texas to Merle W. Miller and Alice Mae Miller. He and his wife of 72 years, Clara, enjoyed taking vacations with their family when their children were at home and later with his daughter and son-in-law. He enjoyed a daily walk and seeing the beginning of each new day. His standard was to be able to go to bed at night and think back over the day and ask himself, "what did I do constructive today?" For Jack, this was never a problem. He did something every day that was constructive. He also believed that if something was made by man, he could fix it. He truly was a "Jack" of all trades. Jack enlisted in the Navy first, as a medic and sailed to Haiti and Guantanamo Bay Cuba. He then did a branch transfer when the Korean war broke out and served in the U.S. Army as an M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (Quad Fifty) Half-Track commander reaching the rank of Sergeant First Class. When the war ended, he was on the 38th Parallel on the front lines. At the end of the war he received an Honorable Discharge from the Army and returned to civilian life. Jack was a member of the Pasadena Boulevard United Methodist Church and then the San Felipe United Methodist Church. He served in several offices while a member of these two churches. Jack started at Walgreens after the war, then moved to Folgers and finally to the Lubrizol Corporation. He retired from their Bayport plant after a long fulfilling career. Jack was also a Master Mason. He was raised at Pasadena Lodge 1155, then transferred to Brookshire Lodge 1066, and finally to the Olive branch Lodge 26 in San Felipe, Texas. He was a life member of the VFW and a member of American Legion post 442 in Sealy Texas. Jack was a great friend to many people and helped many people during his life. When he saw a need, be it a person or an organization, he was always willing to help. He was also an extremely good dominoes player as his family can attest to. He will be greatly missed by his family, all his many friends, and his church family. |
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