williehookem
04-07-2010, 11:31 AM
He was a great guy. My dad knew him for many years and used to tell us great stories about him.
May he RIP.
Edward Miller
Edward Rudolf Miller, the owner of the Westlake Fishing Lodge in Montauk, died at home in that hamlet yesterday morning. He was 73 and had prostate cancer.
http://www.easthamptonstar.com/DNN/Portals/0/20100401/edmiller.jpg Mr. Miller first came to Montauk with his father to fish when he was a child. He turned his passion for fishing into a business when he bought the lodge in the 1960s. He expanded the business over the course of four decades.
When he was in high school in Huntington he had a clamming business in Cold Spring Harbor. He went to Montauk with his dad on weekends and vacations to fish. They became regular customers at the Westlake Fishing Lodge.
With the help of his father, he bought the fishing lodge, marina, and restaurant. At the time the marina had only 17 slips, and the property needed a lot of work. Mr. Miller spent many years building and improving the property to its present state.
Born on May 24, 1936, in Springfield Gardens, Queens, he was the second child of Emma Kreth Miller and Ralph Miller. His family later moved to Woodbury, where his grammar school class met in a one-room schoolhouse. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1954 and went on to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1958.
After college Mr. Miller joined the Air Force Flight Training School in Lubbock, Tex. He was later stationed in Pensacola, Fla., and Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, training with F-80 fighter jets. Flying airplanes remained important to him throughout his life.
When he left the Air Force he continued his studies at Columbia University, graduating with a master’s degree in business administration in 1961.
In 1966, Mr. Miller married Gillian Kellogg of New Hampshire and New York City. They had two children, Tanya Jean Miller and Christopher Ralph Miller, both of whom survive. The couple divorced in 1976.
Mr. Miller was a strong believer in hard work and self-discipline, his family said, but he also found time to pursue his passions for fishing and flying. He was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He earned instrument and commercial-rated licenses for single and multi-engine aircraft and an instructor’s license. He enjoyed taking friends up in the air for short trips over Montauk and Block Island. He also taught people how to fly and flew charters.
He made many commercial fishing trips during the late 1980s, and in 1990 obtained his captain’s license. He started a charter business with his boat, the Westlake, out of the marina. He was a member of the Montauk Boatmen’s and Captains’ Association and served as its vice president for two years during the 1990s.
Steam locomotives were another hobby. Mr. Miller spent many winters traveling the world with his friend Ron Ziel, who wrote books about trains. They visited various countries that depended on steam locomotives as a main means of commercial travel. Mr. Miller donated his large collection of books on locomotives to the Montauk Library.
His family said he was a loving father and grandfather, and that they would miss his dry sense of humor.
In addition to his children, both of whom live in Montauk, he is survived by three sisters: Louise Miller of Concord, N.H., Loretta DeRose of Montauk, and Diane Brauch of Commack. Three grandchildren and six nieces and nephews also survive.
A funeral service will be held at the Montauk Community Church on Saturday at 9 a.m.
The family has suggested donations be made in his memory to the Montauk Ambulance Company, 12 Flamingo Avenue, Montauk 11954, or to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach 11978.
May he RIP.
Edward Miller
Edward Rudolf Miller, the owner of the Westlake Fishing Lodge in Montauk, died at home in that hamlet yesterday morning. He was 73 and had prostate cancer.
http://www.easthamptonstar.com/DNN/Portals/0/20100401/edmiller.jpg Mr. Miller first came to Montauk with his father to fish when he was a child. He turned his passion for fishing into a business when he bought the lodge in the 1960s. He expanded the business over the course of four decades.
When he was in high school in Huntington he had a clamming business in Cold Spring Harbor. He went to Montauk with his dad on weekends and vacations to fish. They became regular customers at the Westlake Fishing Lodge.
With the help of his father, he bought the fishing lodge, marina, and restaurant. At the time the marina had only 17 slips, and the property needed a lot of work. Mr. Miller spent many years building and improving the property to its present state.
Born on May 24, 1936, in Springfield Gardens, Queens, he was the second child of Emma Kreth Miller and Ralph Miller. His family later moved to Woodbury, where his grammar school class met in a one-room schoolhouse. He graduated from Huntington High School in 1954 and went on to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1958.
After college Mr. Miller joined the Air Force Flight Training School in Lubbock, Tex. He was later stationed in Pensacola, Fla., and Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, training with F-80 fighter jets. Flying airplanes remained important to him throughout his life.
When he left the Air Force he continued his studies at Columbia University, graduating with a master’s degree in business administration in 1961.
In 1966, Mr. Miller married Gillian Kellogg of New Hampshire and New York City. They had two children, Tanya Jean Miller and Christopher Ralph Miller, both of whom survive. The couple divorced in 1976.
Mr. Miller was a strong believer in hard work and self-discipline, his family said, but he also found time to pursue his passions for fishing and flying. He was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He earned instrument and commercial-rated licenses for single and multi-engine aircraft and an instructor’s license. He enjoyed taking friends up in the air for short trips over Montauk and Block Island. He also taught people how to fly and flew charters.
He made many commercial fishing trips during the late 1980s, and in 1990 obtained his captain’s license. He started a charter business with his boat, the Westlake, out of the marina. He was a member of the Montauk Boatmen’s and Captains’ Association and served as its vice president for two years during the 1990s.
Steam locomotives were another hobby. Mr. Miller spent many winters traveling the world with his friend Ron Ziel, who wrote books about trains. They visited various countries that depended on steam locomotives as a main means of commercial travel. Mr. Miller donated his large collection of books on locomotives to the Montauk Library.
His family said he was a loving father and grandfather, and that they would miss his dry sense of humor.
In addition to his children, both of whom live in Montauk, he is survived by three sisters: Louise Miller of Concord, N.H., Loretta DeRose of Montauk, and Diane Brauch of Commack. Three grandchildren and six nieces and nephews also survive.
A funeral service will be held at the Montauk Community Church on Saturday at 9 a.m.
The family has suggested donations be made in his memory to the Montauk Ambulance Company, 12 Flamingo Avenue, Montauk 11954, or to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach 11978.