A favorite memory--being a kid and seeing Fr. Bob and Fr. Russ having a beer at the church carnival, Our Lady of Fatima, and being generally joyful in their service to that community.  Feeling like a beloved member of his flock, to this day!  

Beloved classmate during the Roman days, Bob was sweet tolerance, with an all-encompassing sense of humor.  So blessed to stay in touch for almost 50 years and, finally, to have him bless my home with a visit toward the end was a perfect closing of the circle.  Ride on, "Millneck"!  What a privilege to be your friend.  Rest peacefully in the arms of your matchless Savior..

Thank you For you kindness and love for being a great example to us. I really want to say thank you for offering to pay for my schooling. Even though I did not accept your gracious offer that touched my heart because I was 20 yo and had limited funds no family to support me. That is the kind man and leader I have grown to respect and love. Thank you for your love and support.

Rest in Peace Father Bob knowing you did God's Work Very Well with a big heart  that touched 1000's of people's lives .  You were my priest as a kid and you started the flame of my faith that is burning strong and which I have passed on to my children. Thanks Father Bob for everything and I will always remember you especially when I see you in our wedding pictures.

You were a kind man and someone who thought outside of the box. I attended many of your masses... You provided my family a home when we transitioned locations.You baptizied me, you showed me that priest can be fun, funny and still be part of god... You will be missed, you were a great man!!! Im glad you get to be with our father... thank you for all you have done for humanity.

Thanks for our more than fifty years of friendship, from our time together in the seminary in San Diego and in Rome, and our first years of priestly ministry in El Cajon, through our recent service on the Board of the Pension Plan for Priests. Your creativity and enthusiasm in ministry have always inspired me. I will miss you.

Dear Father Bob,  Thank you for kind attention you showed me in my transition into my Catholic faith. You can't know how much you helped me. Be in Heaven with our Lord Jesus. God Bless You.

Intertwining journeys with histories of shared meaning written in our hearts. Having abundantly enriched the lives of others, you shall remain precious in our sight. My reflections are of your final days.  
Saturday dinner you spoke of weariness over lack of energy, worry about heart flow, plans for upcoming retreats and the wedding in San Diego. We talked about being ready for death; while, paradoxically, calendaring future dates; the first being tonight's musical upon your return from the wedding in San Diego. The Rahner books you brought that night rest where you placed them on the edge of my dining table. Did you know of the impact you had on others? My classmate, Father Peter Bosque, texted me: "Bob was my mentor, I miss him." Your brilliance, intellectual humility and empathy, and capacity to translate words into actions as a theologian, scripture scholar, teacher, historian, counselor, retreat master, and priest inspired and enriched the lives of many.  I heard when a person dies; an entire library dies  so much wisdom, so many stories shelfed within your mind! Your legacy lives within our minds and hearts. As evening ended, you asked me to lift you up  weakening body, unreliable legs, waiting for your heart to stabilize. My reflections now of are the many ways you LIFTED UP and SUPPORTED so many others unceasingly. 
Sunday we talked about the readings for what was to be the last Mass you celebrated. We picked up Marcia and joined Georgia and John Fitzgerald, and Becky for Mass at Gerry and Betty's home. As we shared lunch, I watched the time to get you home to rest before an evening event. When we dropped Marcia at her home, I shall remember the kiss and hug you gave her. 
Monday your ideas about making the upcoming wedding special came to mind.
 The sting of your death was lessened by our sharing that Saturday night. The refrain in my mind is: A person such as you shall not pass this way again. You would be proud of your brother Bill and everything he and Pat are doing to ensure your wishes are carried out; they, your sisters, and your family love you so much! I'm sure the memories of Bill and Pat's celebratory Italy anniversary trip and Mary's Sedona trip are as wonderful as those memories you shared with me upon your returns from these and other trips. I am missing your greeting: how you doin lad? and my calling you Roberto. And now you journey forth:  good night cherished priest and friend in the hearts of many, may the angels and Saints be LIFTING you up as you so faithfully did for us.

Thank you Fr. Bob for your years of service to God's people. Thank you for being there for us in our time of need.

Fr. Bob, I will miss you so much!  I met you 40 years ago and our friendship has continued through the years.  You were always an inspiration to me and you were always there for me even in the middle of the night when I needed to hear your consoling voice.  You were everything a priest should be.  Please save a place for me in heaven.

I miss you.    You have been there for so many times for us over 40 years.   I remember meeting you in 1971 at a New Years  party at Our Lady of Fatima.    Thanks.   I pray to you now.  Jerry asks for comfort.

I just (happened?) to google Fr.Bob's name tonight after coming across his name while looking though some keepsakes. He was the Pastor at St Catherine's in Rialto in the early 80s. We were a young family then with the ups and downs and struggles of life. Fr. Bob astonished us at every Sunday Mass with his homilies that spoke to our hearts about the very issue we were dealing with that week! Restoring our  faith hope and love. We will never forget you Father Bob. I'm sure our merciful God brought you straight to Him. Please pray for us. Thank you, Marsh family

I knew Fr. Bob from my years serving in ministry at both San Bernardino County Medical Center and Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Bob always greeted you with warmth, and was loved wherever he served.

My dear Father Bob, thank you for the many years of friendship. You have been such an inspiration to me and to my family all these years. I know you are wrapped in the arms of Jesus enjoying your heavenly reward. Rest in peace. Lucy Dale

I remember serving in hospitality at the Saturday evening vigil mass at St. Catherine of Siena in the early 1990s, when the current church was new. I would arrive early before mass, and often found Father Bob in the church praying and meditating. Sometimes I would interrupt him and ask if he could hear my confession. He was always open and available. I remember him as an intelligent, kind, and gentle man. He had the gift of remembering names. He knew the names of every parishioner, their parents, and their children. He took to heart the scripture, "He calls us each by name." Many parishioners, cursillistas, and SLI participants would agree. The Lord has called Father Bob by name. RIP.

Rest In Peace Father Bob- Thank you for all  you did, you were an inspiration to the catholic community and to myself. Until we meet again..........

Our Dearest Father Bob, I found out today Our Father has taken you home.  You have been such an inspiration to the families of St. Catherine's of Siena, Rialto, Ca.  Thank you for having been there for us in the passing of my parents, my grandson Daniel and lastly my husband Jorge. You will be remembered always for you were the great leader that was sent by God to guide His sheep. You are resting our dear Father Bob..I will see you one day again, and that also will not be by coincidence.  Thank you, The Ceniceros

OBITUARIO

Rev. Robert L Miller

9 mayo, 1942 – 1 noviembre, 2017

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