Richard "Dick" James Miller

Feb 1, 1941 -

Unknown

Richard "Dick" James Miller, age 79, of Anchorage, Alaska, died of natural causes during the winter of 2020. He was born to Dr. Edward and Catherine Miller on Feb. 1, 1941, in Roscoe, N.Y., and grew up in Jeffersonville, N.Y., from the age of 8.

After graduating from Jeffersonville Central High School, Dick enlisted in the U.S Marine Corps and served for two years before receiving an honorable discharge. He then graduated from Missouri School of Mines with a degree in civil engineering. In 1968, Dick moved to Anchorage, where he spent the duration of his life.

Dick arrived in Anchorage several years before construction began on the trans-Alaska pipeline. This was an exciting time in Alaska, when the population was growing, the economy was booming and there were many construction projects all over the state. Dick worked on projects in many different areas of the state of Alaska. Eventually, he started his own paving company, DAMCO, and also supplied material from rock quarries and constructed rock walls and banks.

Dick never met a stranger and was one of many quintessentially Alaskan personalities who could only be found in the Last Frontier. He was a generous, well-known person with a kind heart. Dick helped and mentored many young people along the way in his career. As a member of the community he had a soft spot in his heart for children. Dick will be greatly missed by his many close friends in Alaska.

He was survived by his brother, Dr. Edward Miller (Susan) of Mt. Dora, Fla.; sister, Anne M. Harned (William) of Murrells Inlet, S.C.; nieces, Kimberly M. Morse and Deborah M. Allen; and nephews, William and Bryan Harned.