Miller, Francis X., Rev. , S.J. (Francis Xavier ), 1926-2008
Biography
Rev. Francis X. Miller, S.J., was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on May 28, 1926. Fr. Miller was the son of Francis L. Miller, the former Bursar of the College of the Holy Cross. He entered Holy Cross in 1942, but his college career was interrupted by World War II, when he joined the U.S. Navy in 1944. He served in Guam and returned to Holy Cross after being honorably discharged in 1946. Following graduation, Fr. Miller worked for Chase National Bank of New York for four years before entering the Society of Jesus at the Jesuit Novitiate at Shadowbrook, Lenox, Massachusetts. He was ordained on June 13, 1959.
Following his ordination, Fr. Miller returned to Holy Cross in 1961, where he was called upon to fill the position of treasurer. He then served as the treasurer of the New England Jesuit Province from 1963-1970. In 1973, Fr. Miller was assigned to Holy Cross once again where he served as Vice President of Deelopment until his retirement in 1995. Upon retiring, Fr. Miller continued his work in the development office as Vice President Emeritus. In 2001, an Appreciation Night was held in his honor to celebrate his life as a Jesuit and his more than 40 years of service to Holy Cross. Fr. Miller died at the Campion Center in Weston, Massachusetts, on November 25, 2008. He was buried in the Jesuit Cemetery at Holy Cross.