Linda Jean Rosenkranz-Miller

Linda was preceded in death by her husband Walt Miller, to whom she was married from 1993 until his death in 2019, and her son Gary Geppert. She is survived by two other sons, Rich and his wife Pam, and Jay. She leaves a large extended family, including her grandchildren, Megan and her husband Jameson, Anna, Garrett, Brynn, Heidi, and Jessica, and her great-granddaughter, Sawyer. In addition, step children Warren Miller and his wife Emily, and their children, and Karen and Craig Beimgraben.

Linda deeply appreciated and documented so many people that had made a difference in her life, including colleagues from Houston Community College: Amy Tan, Lee Harrison, Laurel LaCroix, Mary Lawson, Alan Ainsworth, James Wright, Gavin Schulz, Susan Goll, Betty Proctor, Cynthia McNamara, Ileana Lousber, Belinda Defalco, Sabrena Belz, and Marie Dybala.

In addition, she was part of the group Ladies Who Lunch, which included Linda Cook, Cynthia Millis, Joella Robinson, and Ruth Dunn.

Others include: Chris and Diana Hill (“the best neighbors you could ask for”), Billie and Joe Stafford, Kim Stafford, Connie Sue and Bill Richards, Mary Dell Hardy, Kenneth West, Shirley and Donald Lampo, Cassandra Russell, Roberta Gilcrease Pitts (“my best friend since 7th grade”), Caroline Webster, Pat Webster, Lief Christianson (“friend and hair stylist since 1979”), Tommy and Brenda Koepke, Paula Brown, Tracy Brown, Mary Ann Brown, and Margaret Ford Fisher, (“who first evaluated my class at HCC in the fall of 1988 (1302). Your encouraging words were music to my ears. You are a delight!”).

She wrote, “I remain forever grateful to all of these people and so many others.”

Linda was born and raised in Bryan, Texas and graduated from Bryan High School. Many will remember Linda's role in student leadership, especially with 4H. She was an athlete and a cheerleader. She desired to become a teacher, and through scholarships and work, she graduated from Sam Houston State University in two years. She taught at Houston Community College as a professor from 1989, until the day she died of natural causes. Linda was passionate about her work and a true believer in continuing intellectual endeavors.

In Linda’s final papers she wrote, “I hope people remember me as a loving mother, strong, caring, intelligent, passionate, hard-working, and generous.” And she certainly was all those things and more.

If desired, memorial contributions can be made to the Houston Community College Foundation. Foundation | Houston Community College (HCC) | We are Houston's Community College (hccs.edu)