Charles A. "Chuck" Miller

1937 - 2019

Charles A. "Chuck" Miller, of New Market, died March 22, 2019 at age 81. He had been in hospice care at the Life Care Centers of New Market. His death was confirmed by his wife Barbara Brennan. The cause of death was severe oropharyngeal and esophageal dysphagia.

Miller was born October 27, 1937 in Washington, D.C. to Morris and Sara Miller.

He devoted his life to scholarship as a professor and author. He taught classes in law, both contemporary and ancient, as well as nature, foreign policy, civil liberties, history, and utopian communities. Miller taught at Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University), Princeton University, and for 24 years, until his retirement in 1998, at Lake Forest College near Chicago.

He obtained his bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College, and his master's and doctorate degrees from Harvard University.

His major books are "The Supreme Court and the Uses of History" and "Jefferson and Nature: An Interpretation".

Miller's interests were exceptionally broad, from musical improvisation to wordplay and contemporary politics. He was especially dedicated to maintaining recognition for Camp Catawba, a summer boys camp he attended in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains celebrated in his book, "A Catawba Assembly".

Following his formal academic career, Miller moved to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where he kept up an active correspondence with innumerable friends and colleagues.

In 1991 he married Barbara Brennan, a nurse practitioner.

In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by a sister, Ann (Patrick) of Arcola, IL; two brothers, John (Wendy) of Wilderness, South Africa, and Tom (Regla) of Tucson, AZ; and 10 nieces and nephews (one deceased).

Cremation arrangements are being handled by Theis Funeral Chapel in New Market.

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