Chris At Home

Robert C. Miller Jr. was the husband of Mitoko Miller.

Born on Feb. 21, 1946, in East Stroudsburg, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Ethel (Smickle) Miller of Belvidere, N.J.
A former resident of Belvidere, N.J., he graduated from Belvidere High School. He also graduated from Ohio State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
He worked for Aon Corporation at Two World Trade Center as a vice president in the Marine Department. He also was an executive committee member of the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States.
A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served in U.S. Army Intelligence as a lieutenant, and received a Bronze Star.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Lisa of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., and Machi Iwaki of Hackensack, N.J.; two brothers, James R. Miller of Belvidere, N.J., and Terry Miller of East Stroudsburg; two nephews; one niece; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at United Presbyterian Church, Belvidere, N.J.
Memorial donations may be made in Robert's name to the Sept. 11, 2001 Commemorated Scholarship Fund, with checks made payable to Soka University, 1 University Drive, Alisa Viejo, CA 92656

Robert C. Miller was murdered impersonally. His killers did not know him, had never heard his name and would not have recognized him on the street. They killed him simply because their strategy demanded death. They saw his death as a number, a statistic, a way to advance their cause.

Robert was a war hero.
Robert was a husband.
Robert was a father.
Robert was a successful man nearing retirement.

He had friends and acquaintances and plans and dreams and problems and to-do lists, like you do. He went to sleep, he had meetings, he kissed his wife, he ate lunch, he brushed his teeth, like you do. He was human, someone you might see walking down the street.

His wife was left a widow and his children left without a father on September 11th.

Lives are not statistics or number or facts. This man died because the terrorists did not recognize the humanity of Robert or the other victims. They did not care about his wife, his kids, his friends, or the hole that would be created in so many lives by the death of one man. When you think of 9/11 remember the humanity of each victim. Remember the relationships broken, the pain inflicted on so many by heartless fanatics. Remember that we can not treat death as cavalierly as our foes.

There is nothing I can write that will do justice to Robert's life or death. My only point is to remind you of the trauma and loss of that day in New York. My condolences to all of Robert's friends and family.