Gene Edward Miller

I used to swim with Genr at the Miami Seaport . I knew he was nice guy, but didn't know all his accomplishments. A good life. He helped make thecworld a better place

Loved every stolen minute talking with Mr. Miller. Me? A Coral Park High school student walking to school a time or two passing the house. Intensity was his virtue.

Thinking about you today, Gene. Miss you. Sydney (St. Pete)

A real human being.

Remebering my dad 10 years later. I miss him every day. His spirit and legacy live on. xoxo to all.... Robin

The first time I got "Millerized," in other words, when Gene helped me rework a story into something I couldn't recognize but was true to the facts and theme and was infinitely better than my original, I mentioned to him that, in ninth grade, I delivered a report to my English class on "83 Hours Until Dawn". "Really?" he said, and smiled. And went back to work on my work. I'm lucky to have worked in a time when a newspaper could keep a Gene Miller around...

I grew up in South Florida. Gene's amazing work on the Pitts and Lee case sparked my interest and passion in journalism. He was a blunt-force reporter. The Miami Herald was a blunt-force newspaper. No. B.S. Thank you Gene, for attracting me to a noble craft.

A legend long before he passed, who leaves a legacy to remind us that behind the blinds of today's globalized, .com world lurk the same humanity -- good and not so good -- that shaped it. Honoring that is the best we can do. And the "we" extends beyond the press club.

We pray that God forever bless the family of Mr. Gene Miller, his book turned the town of Port St. Joe Florida upside down and in those days it took a person with a lot of heart to do that. I should know it is my home town.