Michele "Shell" Suzanne Miller

Michele attended San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, California and was graduated in 1972. She attended San Diego State University in San Diego, California where she earned a Bachelor Of Arts degree in Theatre Arts in 1976.

After earning her university degree, Michele moved to Los Angeles County where she worked in the television and film industries as a set painter and scenic artist. She was immensely talented and earned quite a reputation for her work. Michele worked over thirty years in the entertainment world.

Michele was a huge animal-lover and was especially fond of birds. Over the years, she enjoyed the company of parrots, cockatoos, parakeets, finches, and other species of birds. She was present at the hatching of many a baby bird and lovingly bottle-fed them their first weeks of life.

In addition to having a big bird family, Michele also had a life -long love for horses. Michele was involved in the horse-racing community for many years.

Michele was creative, artistic, musically-gifted and a true nature-lover. She was kind, generous, and had a very loving heart.

In her later years, Michele's strong faith in God sustained her through many of life's challenges. She often referred to relationship with Jesus as, " He is my everything".

Michele is survived by her brother, Jim Miller, sisters, Marsha Johnson and Marilyn Porter, and long-time companion, Trude. She also leaves behind nieces and nephews, Zach, Nathan, Aundrea, Dustin, Samantha, and Jay "J.J.".

We truly miss our dear "Shell". You will be in our hearts forever.