Daniel Braman Miller, 73, of Victoria and Port O’Connor and formerly of Refugio, died at Citizens Memorial Medical Center, February 14, 2012, after a hard fought battle with heart failure.
He was born in Victoria on December 7, 1938, to the late Jack O. Miller and Ellen Braman Miller. Danny graduated from Patti Welder High School in 1957 and attended TCU in Ft. Worth and Andrew College in Cuthbert, Ga. He was retired from D. H. Braman, Jr. Interests and served as a Texas Parks and Wildlife Deputy Game Warden. He was an avid saltwater sportsman and a connoisseur of good food.
A celebration of a good life and visitation was held on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the Port O’Connor Community Center.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Victoria, where Danny was baptized and confirmed.
He is survived by his loving wife of 19 years, Teek Miller; daughters Deborah Anne Rhodes (Robert) of Victoria and Paula Elizabeth “Lisa” Miller of Austin; stepdaughters Mary Anne Pryor of The Woodlands and Rachel Caraway Berte (Larry) of Houston; son Daniel Braman Miller, Jr. (Melissa) of Liberty Hill; stepsons William Evans Pryor, Jr. and Edmund Randolph Pryor (Kendall) of Austin; and Ben Caraway of Victoria; and four grandsons and three granddaughters.
He is also survived by his twin brother, Jack O. Miller, Jr. and wife Zia of Matagorda; his brother Stephen Miller and partner Norman of Chicago; two devoted nephews, Jack O. Miller III of Cleburne and Daniel C. Miller of Bay City; and many longtime, dear friends, including Michael Lieberman, Don Duncan and Shelby Stocks.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to the Dorothy H. O’Connor Pet Adoption Center in Victoria.