Darwin E. Miller, 63, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, after a lengthy
illness. He was a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Darwin E. Miller, 63, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Mr. Miller was raised in Iowa. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He started a band “Nicky and the No Names.” They filled in as the band the night Buddy Holly and Richie Valens crashed. He married his wife in Feb. 15, 1969. Worked as a circuit board designer for Lockheed, Seagate, National Semi-conductor & Miller Enterprises. He designed the Lem antenna for Apollo 11 spaceship. He earned his pilot’s license in 1986 at San Martin Airport. He was baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness on Jan. 28, 1984. From that point on he shared as a volunteer in the worldwide preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses, which he enjoyed more than all his other accomplishments.
He was the loving husband of Shirley L. Miller, of Gilroy; father of Sheryl Williams (Stewart), of Idaho, Ruth Rafferty (Don), of Hollister, Delbert Woodcock (Corina), of Porterville, and Deborah Cooper (Cory), of Morgan Hill; grandfather of Stephanie (Jason), Shawn, Suzanne, Jacob (Joselyn), Andrea (Nathan), Cory, Mylon, Cordel and Tyler; great-grandfather of Emma; brother of Don Miller, of Iowa, Gary Miller, of Tennessee; and the late Ron Miller and Patty Miller.
Memorial services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, 985 Barrett Ave., Morgan Hill, under direction of Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy.
