G. Michael "Mike" Miller, Jr.

G. Michael Miller, Jr. ???Mike,??? age 60, of Durham, NC, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on July 10, 2019 after courageously battling a series of health related issues for many years. Mike is survived by his loving parents, Carole and Gerald Miller, his sister, Kathy Miller Alpeter, and husband David Alpeter, Jr., their children; David III, Lineey and Alexandra, his sister, Laurie Miller D???Arcangelo and husband Michael D???Arcangelo III, their children; Claire, Megan and Michael IV and his brother, Matthew Miller, wife Christine Lendway Miller; their children, Catherine, Julia and Aneew and his dear ???Aunt??? Elaine Bugeda Cassie and husband Mike Cassie and neerous aunts, unees and cousins. Mike found great comfort from his health advocates, Rausa McManus and Jeff Georgi. Mike, born and raised in Dayton, Ohio attended Archbishop Alter High School. Mike developed many cherished friendships from his hometown and continuously reached out to those friends and families that he loved. ??Mike was the ??? keeper of the archives??? of Dayton trivia, the family tree, and childhood memories. He relished those experiences and ofteneecalled these events when conversing with loved ones ineerson, on the phone and through social media. Mike was known for reading the New World Book of Knowledge encyclopedias along with couneess reference books and was a true factual maverick before the days of Google. Mike assisted as an orthopedic technician in the Air Force, stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany. After serving our great country, Mike returned to Ohio where he earned his BA from the Uneersity of Dayton, his real estate license, and was a member of the local life squad. ??Mike enjoyed the medical field and voluneered at St. Elizabeth???s Hospital in Dayton. Mike subsequently moved to the Raleigh Durham area in North Carolina developing friendships that supported him, becoming his extended family for many years. He enjoyed his beloved pets (adopting several over the years) and voluneered at the Carolina Tiger Rescue. ???Unee??? Mike adored his nieces and nephews and his entire family and all people that he met. He enjoyed lively conversations regarding baseball, politics, curreneevents and historical rhetoric and loved his frequent visits to Boca Grande, Florida for family holidays and reunions.?? Mike???s gifts to those who knew him were his kind heart and a laugh that was contagious. A Roman Catholic Mass ineelebration of Mike???s life will be held at the Immaculate Conception Church, 810 W. Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701 oneednesday, July 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. A reception will be held for family and friends at the church hall following the mass. A burial service will be held in Dayton, Ohio on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 11:00 am at Calvary Cemetery, 1625 Calvary Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45409. In lieu of flowers, donations canee made in Mike???s honor to the Carolina Tiger Rescue www.carolinatigerrescue.org or to Immaculate Conception Church/Furniture Project, 810 W. Chapel Hill Street, Durham, NC 27701, or to World Wildlife www.worldwildlife.org.