Edward Ray Miller was born to Irene Josephine Garbs and John Edward Miller on September 9, 1940 in Richmond, Texas. Sister Johnnie-Mae Want and brother Roy Allen Miller and Ed lost their parents by the time he was 7. Ed and Roy were accepted into Buckner Baptist Orphan’s Home in 1947. He loved to entertain with stories about living in a community of 600 kids. It was hard not being part of a conventional family, but it was a life rich with unique experiences that lasted a lifetime. It was also a place filled with people and routines that nourished his faith in Jesus.
Ed met his wife, Roslyn Fay Allen, in church, via a persistent introduction by the pastor’s wife. Ed and Roslyn were looking forward to celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary in 2021.
He graduated in 1966 from the University of Houston with a math degree, the same year Roslyn graduated from Galena Park High School. He worked for Philco-Ford Aerospace, and other NASA contractors for over 35 years. He loved working on the “frontiers of space” which included his work on the Apollo Missions and the design of Mission Control.
Ed meticulously planned a yearly family vacation to his favorite Lake in mid-state New York. He would plan every stop mapping out the distance and route in great detail. The route was changed each year in order to see different sights along the way. His mantra was “making memories!”
Ed and Roslyn studied sign language at church. They proceeded to become fluent and volunteered their time at Deaf Youth Camp, deaf conferences, interpreting worship services and teaching Sunday School classes for deaf children and adults. This calling and passion continued throughout his life whether it be keeping secrets at the dinner table from his children to his love of signing hymns and songs as an act of worship from his seat at First Baptist Friendswood.
Ed went from being a boy with almost nothing to an engineer at NASA. This loving father became an extremely generous man. If anyone mentioned they liked anything, Ed was on a quest to grant that desire or need, especially if it was a family member. He gave to his church and to many charitable institutions whose main mission is to share the love of Christ. His generosity knew no bounds. He gave his time not only in deaf ministry but also assembling Christmas gift shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
He loved having his own family as well as an extended family. This was most apparent after his retirement in his daily care of his mother-in-law, Fay, who had suffered a major stroke. He gave this care willingly for 15 years.
He is survived by his wife, Roslyn Allen Miller of Friendswood; his son Andrew Lee Miller of Friendswood, Edward Allen Miller and Kelly Reynolds of Westwood, Massachusetts; Sisters-in-law and their husbands, Frances and Terry Frizzell of Rockport, Texas, Anna and Wes Watt of Baytown, Texas and Vivian and I.V. Smith of Jackson, Mississippi; Cousins, Wanda Arnold of Conroe, Texas, and Delores Crocker of Sweeny, Texas and their families.
The memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Friendswood (111 E Heritage Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546) on Friday March 5th at 11am, with a visitation starting at 10am. A live stream will be made available for those who cannot attend due to distance or COVID concerns at https://www.firstbaptistfriendswood.org/livestream
If you would like to honor Ed with a gift, please, donate to Operation Christmas Child or the benevolences of First Baptist Church of Friendswood.
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