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John Henry Miller

Great Falls, Montana

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SPOKANE - Longtime Great Falls resident John Henry Miller, 80, of Spokane, who opened the first McDonald's franchise restaurant in Great Falls, died of complications from respiratory disease Wednesday at his home.A celebration of his life is 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Spokane Cremation and Burial, 2832...

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Dear Sandy & family: We will always cherish the days of knowing you and John while we lived on Adobe, and especially remember John's kindness in looking after my parents, Arnold and Grace, when they lived there too. John was the ultimate neighbor, always caring about others, watching over all of us, truly the one person you could always count on. Linda has never forgotten his black bean & corn salsa, and still has his recipe. The world would be a better place with men like John, and the...

It was after we opened Lily's Oriental Emporium when I met John. We became friends and I recall many a day in his basement home office on Adobe helping him get conversant with the Internet. It was a pleasure just being in his cheerful company and my the entertaining stories he could tell about crashing airplanes, appropriating steak to grind up for hamburgers and Nuns in Habit promoting their latest aspirant for a job in his McDonalds. On one of our buying trips to the Orient we even...

So sorry to hear of your loss. Our prayers are with you.
George and Linda Hofmann, Ridgefield, WA (son of Ray Hofmann)

I was so sad to learn of John's passing. I worked at McDonalds in Great Falls in the 70's. I learned a lot from John and the entire Miller family. Those lessons still serve me well today. He was larger than life and a blessing to so many. My heart goes out to all of you at this sad time. May John rest in peace and may your memories sustain you.

I worked for John at McDonalds in the late 70's. He was a very kind and caring man. He will be missed.

Dear Sandy, Pam, Janie & LouAnn,

All of the Miller family in Colorado is saddened to learn of John's passing. You were a lifesaver to Jane and I while I was stationed at Malmstrom in Great Falls, Mt. John was kind enough to hire Jane and at the time that was the only work available to a military spouse. We will never forget the fun times, the hunting trips that John and I went on and the big trout that LouAnn caught on the Missouri River at the ranch in Cascade. Our thoughts and...

Dear Marvlyn, Lou Ann, Janie, and Pam,
Eileen and I were so saddened to hear of John's passing. He was a special part of our lives on Adobe Drive, and I have great memories of him and your wonderful family. My folks have so missed you both since you moved to Spokane, Marvlyn. And we've missed seeing you during our Great Falls visits in recent years. John was such a great guy, a bigger than life "Big Sky" character. Our love goes out to all of you.

Mrs. Miller and Family,

I was saddened to hear of Mr. Miller's passing. My first job in '78 was working at McDonald's and I was always proud to say I worked for John Miller. My prayers are with you.

Your grandson, Jon, misses you so much. You were the saving grace in his life, and he admired nobody more than his grandfather. My sincere condolences to Grandma Miller. Sixty-two years of marriage is remarkable and admirable. Your husband was a wonderful man. Thank you, to both of you, for remaining steadfast pillars of love and strength in Jon's life.