Dr. Leo Miller

RANDOLPH Dr. Leo Miller, a resident of Randolph since 1965, originally of Whitman, died Aug. 2, 2009. A veteran of World War II and a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, Dr. Miller proudly served as a past state commander of the JWV of the USA. Following his service in WW II, he went to Israel for three years, where he served eight months in the Hagganah and Machal fighting for Israels independence. A graduate of Harvard College, Class of 1940, BU School of Social Work, Class of 1948, Harvard School of Public Health, he received a Doctorate of Sociology from Syracuse University in 1964. Dr. Miller was a professor of Sociology & Social Work at Rhode Island College for over 15 years. Once employed as a researcher at the New York State Dept. of Mental Hygiene in Syracuse, N.Y., as well as at the Harvard School of Public Health, he had also worked as a social worker at Boston VA Medical Center in Jamaica Plain, until his retirement in 1997. A former member of both Temple Beth Emunah of Brockton and Temple Beth Am of Randolph, Dr. Miller was also a longtime member of the Mens Division of Hadassah. The beloved husband of the late Esther (Tichauer); father of the late David H. Miller; and brother of the late Eve Gold, he is survived by his devoted son and daughter-in-law, Michael F. and Amy Miller; his loving brother, Samuel W. Miller; and his cherished grandsons, Matthew and Jesse. Services will be at the Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 475 Washington St., Canton, Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. Memorial observance will be at the home of Michael and Amy Miller through sundown Friday. Expressions of sympathy in his memory may be donated to the National Kidney Foundation, 85Astor Ave., Suite 2, Norwood, MA 02062-5040, or the JWV of the USA, 1811 R St. NW, Washington, DC, 20009. Stanetsky Memorial Chapel 781-821-4600 www.stanetsky.com