Lewis EA Miller
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 3D - April 19, 2020
Lewis EA
Miller, Sr.
October 4, 1928 - April 8, 2020
Educator, Navy Veteran,
Magician, Father, Grandfather,
Great-grandfather, Circus
Clown, Shriner, Mathematician,
Scientist, Comedian, and
Singer... a true modern day
renaissance man, we were lucky
to have had him in our lives.
Lewis was born in Phoenix,
AZ on October 4, 1928; right where the transmission fell out of his
parents’ car in 1923, that is where they stopped to live and raise a
family.
His first love, after his wife and family, was the stage. As an
original member of the Black Hills Playhouse under it’s founder, Dr.
Lee, Lewis was stage manager at the University of South Dakota in
Vermillion and in the Black Hills for many of the greatest acts of
the time.
Lewis is preceded in death by his wife of almost 67 years, Joelynn,
and his youngest son, Paul. He is survived by sons, Lewis Jr., Jim,
and Stanley, and daughter, Pamela; numerous grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren.
As a math teacher at Grand Junction High School for 28 years,
he was very attentive to his students and made learning math much
easier for them. He had a deep love of music, with a preference for
country music, however his favorite was Al Jolson. Lewis would sit
and listen to his records for hours when he could find the time. He
always had a song to sing and did not care who was listening.
Private family services will include taking his cremains, along
with Joelynn’s, to Vermillion in July, and leaving them there with
his
