Philip Eugene Miller, PHD (Phil), 89, of Glen Mills, PA passed away peacefully in his bed on Sunday September 17th, 2023 from complications arising from Parkinson’s. Phil is survived by his devoted wife Christiane, six children: Philip of West Chester, PA (Susan), Kara Muniz of Claymont, DE (Tony), Chip of Wilmington, DE, Joanna of Claymont, DE, Andrew of Kennett Square, PA, Maurya Muldoon of Smyrna, DE (John), nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Phil was born on August 19th, 1934 in Altoona, PA to the late Marjorie (Dietrick) and Charles (Chick) Miller, the oldest of six children. Phil was a graduate of Bishop Guilfoyle in Altoona, Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA, Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, and Duke University in Durham, NC (where he received his doctorate in chemistry in 1959). Phil relocated after graduation to Wilmington, DE and started working for DuPont Chemical Corp., where he maintained a nearly 40-year career starting as a bench experimental chemist and finishing as a patent liaison.
Phil’s sister Maureen introduced him to the first love of his life, Catherine Meloy, also a native of Altoona, in 1966 and the two were married six months later. Phil and Cathy were happily married for 25 years when Cathy sadly passed of breast cancer in 1992.
Phil was remarried in 1997 to Christiane Socorso. Chris was the second great love of his life. The happy couple enjoyed their golden years in Avondale, PA, and Maris Grove in Glen Mills, PA, and were due to celebrate 26 years of marriage in October.
Phil was a longtime parishioner of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Wilmington, DE and a devout Catholic his entire life. From childhood choirs, to college glee clubs, to the Arden Singers, Phil was always singing. In church, at home, at his children’s bath time, he will long be remembered for his booming tenor voice.
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