Lasting Memories

Lindley Hoffman Miller, Jr.
1927-April 26, 2016
Palo Alto, California

Lindley Hoffman Miller Jr. passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on April 26, 2016. He was born in Berkeley, California, to Lindley Hoffman Miller and Hazel Fischer Miller in 1927 and spent his formative years in San Mateo, California, where his father was the rector of The Episcopal Church of Saint Matthew.

"The Duke," as Lin was called by his college friends, graduated from Stanford University in 1949 with a degree in political science. Like many men of his generation, his college years were interrupted by time spent in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He married Jane Allen Bush in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1950. They had four children: Marion M. Krause, Lindley H. Miller III, Elizabeth M. McCarthy and Samuel M. Miller. In 1960 Lin co-founded The Gunn-Miller Company, which for many years was the premier retail brokerage company in the San Jose area. Throughout his life Lin enjoyed his family and dear friends. He traveled widely and enjoyed golf, tennis, skiing, fishing, hunting and studying the French language. He was an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, as well as an avid fan of Stanford University's football and basketball programs.

He is lovingly remembered by his longtime companion, Mary Ann Hayward; his sister, Elizabeth Miller Bonar; his children; sons- and daughters-in-law, and his beloved grandchildren: Benjamin, Hannah, Sarah, Emma, Andrew, Frances, Sophia and Elena. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made All Saints Episcopal Church, Stanford Athletics or the charity of your choice.