Paul Miller

Paul was a man of principles, discipline and vision. Married for 44 years to Patricia Atwood Miller 1927-2000, Paul and Pat enjoyed a quintessential Colorado life filled with family, friends, music, outdoor recreation, business, travel and adventure. Paul was a champion of education, an inspiring teacher and a life-long student. He is going to be greatly missed by his family; his four daughters Jennifer, Meredith, Kristen and Madelyn; sons in law and heart Rom, Tim and Chris; eight grandchildren Merysa Tim, Jake, Paul, Jay Kelsey, Lindsay, Craig, Calen and Sage; two great-grand-daughters Nyla and Calla. He is also survived by several nieces and his sister-in-law, Judy Miller of Seattle, WA.
Born on July 3, 1918 in Buffalo, NY, "Bud" grew up with two older brothers Bert and Howie, parents Bertha Grotke Miller and Christopher William Miller and a large community of cousins, aunts and uncles. He attended Burgard Vocational High School where he learned the craft of printing. He graduated from State Teachers College in Buffalo in 1940 and later earned a Masters degree at Ohio State University. He excelled at sports, playing baseball, tennis, badminton, soccer, basketball as well as golf and skiing, and was a natural athlete and captain of teams.
Paul began his career as an Industrial Arts teacher at Elmira High School in Elmira, NY; he later worked for Ball Aircraft, and then transitioned to the publication printing industry working in New York City and Boston. A chance 1958 introduction at the Brown Palace Hotel led Paul to move his young family from MA to Denver, CO where he joined Information Handling Services Corporation, an early micro-storage technology company and one of the first firms to establish itself in the Denver Tech Center. In 1973 Paul fulfilled a goal of becoming an independent business owner, purchasing the Better Bilt Door Co. and founding OKON, Inc., a Colorado-based manufacturing company producing environmentally safe water-based stains and sealers. He retired after selling the company in 1997.
He lived a life of purpose.
A Memorial and Celebration of Paul's Life will be held locally in early November.