Harvey Miller

We celebrate the life of Harvey Miller who passed at the age 102, on November 27, 2024, in Willits, Mendocino County, California. An electrical engineering alumnus of the University of Michigan, Harvey was a long-term resident of Palo Alto, CA. Harvey was a highly respected and accomplished semiconductor and printed circuit board industry engineering consultant and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley from the 1960s until near his passing, where he ran a successful database and engineering consultancy firm for many years.

Harvey was born in Baltimore on November 23, 1922, and was raised in Canton (OH). His close life-long friend, Paul Lolich, then of Akron OH, introduced his sister Jovanka (Jenny) Lolich, who was Harvey's life-long love, who Harvey would remain married with for over 50 years until her death.

Harvey was a World War II veteran, having served in the Army in Japan for three years from 1943-1946.

Harvey was delighted by family, spending many hours with his children, and treasuring his time with his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Harvey is predeceased by his loving wife, Jovanka (Jenny) Miller (2007), and by grandson Peter Rydzik (2000). Harvey is survived by his sister Bambi Curtis of Bend OR, his daughter Suzanne Rydzik of Manteca CA, sons David Miller of Hawley PA and Dan Miller of Willits CA, his daughter-in-law Jane Miller of Willits CA, his nieces and nephews Mirjana Bartl Siampos, Ksenija Bartl, Arsen Bartl, Danilo Bartl, Lisa Weining, and Martin Lolich – all of Chicago, Margo York of Indianapolis, Lori Curtis of Minneapolis, and Jim Curtis of Los Angeles. In addition, he is survived by four grandchildren Mark Rydzik, Matthew Rydzik, Sage Miller-Martin, and Seren Miller of California, by five great-grandchildren, and by 16 grand nephews and nieces.

In addition to family and technology, Harvey was passionate about science and longevity research, reading many research articles, books, as well as participating in numerous health research studies. He was a long-term blood donor to the Stanford University Blood Bank, donating well over 100 units, and ultimately willing his body and brain to medical research at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Harvey, a near life-long agnostic, near his death quipped that "whoever created humans had to have had a profound sense of humor". He went on, saying that "God did not do a such a great job". He continued that "the problem with God was that he was a he, that man-and-womankind would have been better off if God had been a woman"!