Christian "Chris" Miller, Jr., age 57 of Dayton, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014. He was born April 25, 1956 in Dayton to his parents, Christian and Patricia (Stowe) Miller, II and they both survive. Chris was preceded in death by paternal and maternal grandparents; father-in-law, Douglas Marcum.
He is survived by his loving wife, Teresa Miller; sons, Christian "Nick" Miller, III, Zachary Miller; step-sons, David (Kelly) Hess and Christopher Hess; brother, Jeffrey (Kathy) Miller; nephew and niece, Jeffrey and Sarah; sister, Ruth (Herman) Olsen; nieces, Samantha and Christi; mother-in-law, Patricia Marcum; sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathy (Bill) Leff, Doug (Sherri) Marcum, Greg (Ann) Marcum, David Marcum, Steve (Patti) Marcum, Karen (Chuck) Siehr, Maribeth (Tim) McClure, Joe (Becky) Marcum; numerous nieces, nephews, family, friends and bandmates.
Chris served his country in the U.S. Navy where he was stationed in Azores and Rota NAS, Spain. He worked as an aviation mechanic along with being quite the handyman. Chris was a classic rock guitar player having played with several bands in the Dayton area.