Peter H. Miller

Peter H. Miller, retired owner and President of Paul de Lima Coffee Company, beloved father, brother, husband, and friend passed on November 28, 2019 after a brave fight with cancer. A resident of Bradenton, Florida and Manlius, New York, Peter was born in 1943 in Brooklyn, New York to Donald H. and Barbara D. Miller. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary in 1962, attended Syracuse University and graduated from Parsons College in 1967. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Linda Haines Miller, daughters Melissa J Miller (Jessica) of St. Petersburg, Florida and Julie A. Jordan (John) of East Syracuse, NY, sisters Margaret Scripa (Joe) and Nancy Minor (Ned), and four grandchildren. Peter will be fondly remembered for his EMS volunteer work with CAVAC and Smith Ambulance, as an alpine ski instructor for the CNY Special Olympics and his participation with the Syracuse Golf Bandits. Peter served on the Zoning board for the Town of Pompey and the Oakwood Cemetery board of directors.
Services will be held at Burns-Garfield Funeral Home, 3175 East Genesee St. Syracuse, at 11am on Tuesday, December 3rd. The family will greet friends and family from 10-11 am at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Oakwood-Morningside Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the CNY Special Olympics, 6315 Fly Road E. Syracuse, NY 13057.