Dr. Robert J. Miller

March 13, 1933 - February 25, 2018

Dr. Robert J. Miller, DDS passed away peacefully on February 25, 2018 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Bob was born March 13, 1933 in Brooklyn NY to the late Frank and Mildred LaSalle Miller. He attended St. John's University and New York University dental school. Bob married Vivian DiMatteo in 1956. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and served at Lakenheath Royal Air Force base in England until 1961. After Vivian's passing, Bob married Angela Lopez. After returning to the states in 1961, he moved to Stamford to start his dental practice and worked until retiring in his early 60's. Bob was an avid collector of vintage firearms, and was widely recognized as an authority on English double barreled rifles, displaying his collection and winning awards at many gun shows. Bob was above all a craftsman, and that was evident in his dental work as well as his hobbies, which included woodworking and metalworking. He built highly detailed working live steam models that could be ridden. He was able to repair just about anything, and would never turn down requests from friends and family to fix things, sometimes manufacturing new parts in his machine shop. Bob is survived by his sons, Robert and his wife Dawn of Norwalk, Steven and his wife Karen of Trumbull, and Edward and his wife Diane of Henderson, NC; his grandsons Eric, Senior Airman Jonathan, Alexander, David and Sam and his former wife, Angela. He was predeceased by his first wife Vivian and his brother Vincent. The family would like to thank the staff of Stamford hospital, Dr. Remi Rosenberg, and especially his aides Edwin "Eric" Padi and Clyvans Freycinet, without whom he would not have enjoyed the dignity of living his last few years in the place he has called home for the last 55 years. Family will receive relatives and friends at the Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Avenue, in Stamford on Sunday, March 4th from 10am - 12:30pm, with a prayer service to be celebrated at 12:30pm. His interment will be held private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his memory to the: Cure Alzheimer’s Fund. https://www.alz.org/ct/in_my_community_donate.asp If you would like to leave a condolence message online please visit the family guestbook at www.bosakfuneralhome.com or at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome to share memories with his family.