Loren W. Miller, 90, died on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. He was born on September 15, 1919 in Los Angeles to Virgil E and Myrtle B. Miller. Virgil Miller was a motion picture cameraman and Loren spent his early years in Hollywood schools. In 1939 while still in college, he became fascinated with flying and obtained his private pilot’s license. Upon graduating from Occidental College in 1941, Loren married the girl down the street, Bettie Dee Dillon. As WWII broke out, he joined the Army Air Corps and ultimately wound up flying a P-38 Lockheed “Lightning”. His record shows 29 missions over Italy and Germany in a photo reconnaissance squadron, and then he was discharged in 1946. War’s end sent him into his permanent career with Pacific Telephone where he started in L.A., was transferred to San Francisco, New York City, then back to San Francisco and finally retired in 1981. He lost his wife Bettie of 39 years in 1979 due to cancer. But three years later, he re-connected with an Occidental classmate, Betty Simerman, at their 40th class reunion, who later became Mrs. Miller. Betty and Loren moved into Ocean Hills Country Club in 1984, then to La Costa Glen in Carlsbad.
Loren was pre-deceased by his parents, his first wife Bettie, a son Michael, and three brothers: Joaquin, Donald and Harlan. He is survived by his wife Betty, daughter Betsie Pendarvis (John), special niece Katie Lindsay (David Corr), step-children Jim Perry (Dee) and Susie Crowe, grandchildren Justin Loren Pendarvis, Lisa Pendarvis DeLorenzo (Leonard), Christine Pendarvis, Mary Pendarvis; step-grandchildren Jennifer Crowe Coe (Andrew) and Alicia Crowe; special great-nephews Joaquin Corr and Caelan Corr; two great-grandchildren, and many beloved nieces and nephews.ion of Eternal Hills Memorial Park, Mortuary and Crematory, Oceanside, California.
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