Lila Miller

August 23, 1929 - May 10, 2018

Lila Miller, a public relations consultant and Stamford resident for many years, died May 10, 2018 at Stamford Hospital. She was 88. Born August 23, 1929 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Minnie and Morris Kotler. The family moved soon thereafter to Huntington, Long Island, where she spent her childhood years. After attending the University of Missouri, she returned to New York and worked in advertising and public relations. She moved to Stamford in 1955, and was co-chairman of “Independents for Wilensky” in a successful mayoralty campaign. From 1975 to 1987, she was director of editorial services and a senior counselor for Reddy Communications, Inc. In 1988, she became manager of marketing communications for International Paper, a position she held for nine years. Her work there won a “Big Apple” award from the Public Relations Society of America and a Clarion award from Women in Communications. She was a member of the Stamford League of Women Voters, on whose board she served, a founding member of Friends of the Mill River, and worked with Literacy Volunteers of America and SCORE. Lila is survived by her two daughters: Susan Meredith Post and her husband Frank Foster Post, and Elizabeth Laurel Golden; and by four grandchildren: Madeline Post, Chloe Post, Philip Post and Ian Golden. She was predeceased by her husband, Phillip, an art director and graphic design consultant, and by her longtime companion, Chuck Nugent. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.