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Obituary for Terrance Andrew 'Andy' Miller
Terrance Andrew "Andy" Miller, age 41, of Columbus, Ohio, died Thursday, October 6, 2011. He was born March 25, 1970, in Columbus, son of Orlis Matthew Miller and Kathy Jo Brown. Reared in Caldwell, Ohio, he graduated from Caldwell High School in 1988. He attended the College of Wooster from 1988-1992 and the Ohio State University from 2001-2003, where he earned degrees in Art History and Early American History. He received his Masters Degree in Library Science from Kent State University in 2006, and was employed as the local history subject specialist librarian at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. He was an avid historian and genealogist. Mr. Miller was a long time member of the Human Rights Campaign, the Ohio Historical Society, the Columbus Historical Society, the Ohio Genealogical Society, and Phi Alpha Theta National Honorary Society for historians. He devoted much of his life to the pursuit of family and local history. He also enjoyed spending time at Buckeye Lake, where he and his partner had a lake house.
He is preceded in death by his close grandmothers, the late Marilyn Joan Kuhn Miller Bishop and Mary C. Rice Brown, both of Caldwell; great-grandparents, the late Edna Kuhn Masciarelli and George and Mary A. Pitts Rice; and his best friend, Maggie.
Surviving are his life partner of 16 years, Steven Meyer Shellabarger of Columbus; his parents, Kathy Jo Brown of Bradenton, Florida, and Orlis Matthew Miller (Missy Wilkerson) of Washington Court House; sisters, Kaila A. Foster of Caldwell, and Jill E. Schott Durr of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky; brothers, Robert D. Foster of Katy, Texas, and Adam M. Miller of Orlando, Florida; aunts, Mary Evelyn Kuhn Davis of Caldwell, Dee Ann Brown Lahue of Caldwell, Linda Sue Brown Fouty of Stafford, Virginia, and Mary E. Brown Phipps of Columbus; nephews, Joseph S. Scott of Caldwell, Jonah G. and Elijah J. Foster of Katy, Texas; nieces, Natalie R. and Audrey F. Durr of Cincinnati; Mariah E. Foster of Katy, Texas; close cousin, Netti S. Nau of Newark; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Per Mr. Miller's wishes, there will be no calling hours or public service. Inurnment will take place on his maternal family plot in Sharon Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the genealogy collection at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 South Grant Ave., Columbus, Ohio, 43215. The family wishes to express its appreciation to Hospice of Central Ohio for their skill and compassionate care in Andy's final days.
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