Timothy Ivan Miller Sr.

Tim was born abroad on July 26th, 1958 in Landstuhl, Germany to Donald and Maurya Miller. Tim was still an infant when they moved back stateside. They lived in many different homes and areas while Tim and his younger siblings, Tom and Kathy were growing up.

Tim was born with the love of travel and adventure instilled deeply within him. As the eldest child, he also felt a strong need to protect those within his circle.

Throughout life Tim found a love of the Martial Arts, Tae Kwan Do in particular, and as a young adult he practiced and competed furiously. Later he shared this art with his children and taught and guided students, running a school in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and traveling the country with his team, leading them to many victories. Tim held a 5th degree Black Belt and enjoyed many years of practice.

Travel with Tim was never mundane, he loved stopping at roadside attractions and couldn’t pass up an amusement park along the way. Tim was an outspoken, fun-loving individual with an infectious laugh and a childlike sense of humor. He never passed up an opportunity for a road trip with family and friends and loved living spontaneously. He was the type of man who would arrive home early on a Friday and announce a camping trip “leaving tonight”. He would buy his discount tickets to Vegas where he would get his room comped and his endless buffets for pennies. Even when money was tight Tim knew how to create fun. He loved watching movies and writing books. In his last few years, Tim expanded his travels to include the Pyramids in South America and trips to Brazil, and Mexico chasing love and adventure. Tim was hoping to retire under the Mexican sun, sadly he passed too soon.

Tim made a career in Nursing, working as an RN for 30 years. He worked hard and enjoyed caring for others and making connections with his patients. He spent the last 12 years of his nursing career at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.

No stranger to pain and sorrow, Tim suffered periods of depression that could knock the wind out of him. He lived the full spectrum of life’s emotions. Like a shooting star, Tim’s life burned hot and bright. The greatest pain Tim suffered was the loss of his son Mikey at age 16. This pain lived deep within him until the end. Tim often shared that he did not fear death, as he knew Mikey would be on the other side waiting to receive him. His faith in that was strong.

In life, Tim would surround himself with people he loved and felt loved by. He had several relationships that played significant roles in his life.

Tim was twenty when, his first son, James Richard Miller was born. Tim and Debbie married, against her parents’ wishes. They believed the couple too young to properly raise a child and pressured them to allow them to adopt and give the child a proper religious upbringing in their home. This caused a rift and eventually, the young couple parted ways. Tim thought of James often and would periodically search online to see if he could locate him. Regretfully, Tim did not get to know his son, learning later that James had preceded him in death in 2006.

In 1987 Tim remarried a single mother. Together they had two sons, Timmy and Mikey. They separated in 1990 and Tim was granted full custody of the boys in 1992. Surviving him in death is his son Timothy, I Miller Jr, and grandson Jerimyah M. Hall Miller; preceding Tim in death in 2006 is Michael D.L. Miller.

In 1991 Tim and Stacie married and together raised his sons and their daughter, Danielle Miller, born in 1995. They shared 9 years of adventure together before separating in 2000. Surviving Tim in death his daughter Danielle M. Miller and unborn granddaughter, Davina Miller.

Lastly, his relationship with Lena – with whom he shared many years raising his son's along with her children and the children they “adopted” into their family as their own; Mille, Kiuga, Jordan, Rianna, Leki, Christian, Glendal, Alex, Christa, Brittany, Leua, Taio, and Honeygirl. He also, enjoyed many grandchildren from this union, including – Booga, Leua, Lana, Milanisa, Aliyah and Baby Mikey.

Tim had a hand in shaping the lives of many during his life and will be deeply missed by all.