Norman Lee Miller

Norman Lee Miller, 83, of Cape Coral, FL was reunited with his Savior Jesus Christ, and many family members who preceded him in leaving this earthly home on Sunday, October 26, 2014. Norman was raised on a dairy farm in Harrisonburg, VA and voluntarily enlisted with the Air Force during the Korean War. His first weekend home after honorable discharge he proposed to Mary Vivian Call who became his lifelong partner. He pursued further education and obtained his teaching degree from Madison College and later while working he completed his Master’s Degree from Columbia University. While working and pursing further education, Norman and Mary began their family with first one, then two, then three children in Montgomery County, MD. Norman taught business education at the high school level. He was an exemplary teacher known to go the second mile with helping his students. Near the end of his MD teaching career he also became a real estate agent, winning many times the “top agent” of the month service awards. Norman’s one hobby was gardening and his yards blossomed. He was a worker bee always willing to give a helping hand to family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors. Finally in 1984 he retired from teaching in Maryland and moved to Florida to fulfill a long-held dream of living there. For many of his first years in Florida he continued to work – teaching at Edison Community College and selling real estate. Finally again, he retired and on his 60th birthday he began a long battle of fighting first one illness after another. These past 13 months his illnesses made him bed bound at home. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Mary Vivian Miller; son Carl Edward Miller of Tallahassee, FL; daughter Norma Jean Miller of Cape Coral, FL and his youngest son Norman Lee Miller, Jr. of Frederick, MD. He also leaves behind a sister Bernice Golladay of Matthews, NC and brother James Nelson Miller of Port Republic, VA; 4 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by 2 older brothers. A visitation will be held at Coral Ridge Funeral Home & Cemetery, 1630 SW Pine Island Road, Cape Coral, FL 33991 on Thursday, October 30th from 6 - 8pm. His final resting place will be in Harrisonburg, VA buried alongside many family members. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Norman’s name may be made to National Parkinson’s Foundation 200 SE 1st Street Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131 or Disabled Veterans of America.