Jay Miller

Jay R. Miller
Anthem, AZ
Dr. Jay R. Miller, 94, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2017 in Anthem, Arizona. Jay was born in Harrisburg, and graduated from high school at York High, where he met his future wife Virginia Drager. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, and also served in the U.S. Navy, as a pilot from 1942 to 1945. He married Virginia in 1944 while still in the military. Jay graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster. He completed his medical education at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1951. Jay became Board Certified in Diagnostic Radiology in 1957 and practiced Radiologic Medicine at both West Side Hospital and Memorial Hospital in York. He was on the Board of Directors for the American Osteopathic College of Radiology from 1958 to 1971 and he was President of the American Osteopathic College of Radiology from 1970 to 1971. He served as Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Memorial Hospital until his retirement in 1986. Dr. Miller served as Professor of Radiology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in York, and a life member of the York Fairgrounds. Jay was a friend to animals.
Jay is survived by his son, Dr. Barry Miller (Dawn Johnson); nephew, Dr. Phillip Eppley; and his grandchildren, Alicia, Phoebe, Jay and Patrick. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 69 years, Virginia Mae Drager Miller; his son, Jay R. Miller II; sister, Suzanne Eppley, and parents.
A private ceremony will take place in the spring at Greenmount Cemetery in York, PA. The family suggests contributions be made in Jay's name to The Humane Society of Genesee County in Flint, Michigan.