[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2199-E2200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING DR. EDWARD WAITE MILLER

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 7, 2011

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sadness today to honor my friend, 
Dr. Edward Waite Miller, who passed away October 27, 2011, at the age 
of 92. He was a prominent surgeon and writer in Marin County, 
California, as well as a loving family man.
  Born in Oyster Bay, New York, in 1919, Dr. Miller studied at Union 
College in Schenectady and at Cornell Medical School with an internship 
at Boston City Hospital. He then served at the US Naval Hospital in 
Corpus Christi and in the South Pacific during WWII. He was awarded the 
American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific, and Victory Medals. Reactivated in 
1953, his service varied from making training films in the California 
desert to witnessing nuclear testing at the Bikini Atoll. He then 
received the Korean Service, United Nations, and National Defense 
Medals.
  Dr. Miller also had a distinguished medical career. While working as 
a research fellow at the Cleveland Clinic with Dr. Willem Kolff in the 
1950s, he published some seminal studies on the angiography of the 
heart that led to research in the new practice of coronary bypass 
surgery. He later worked as a surgeon in Mann General Hospital in 
Greenbrae, CA, and Children's Hospital in San Francisco, CA, and as a 
physician at Novato Community Hospital in Novato, CA.
  In retirement Dr. Miller became well known in the community and 
around the world for his writing in the Coastal Post newspaper, a Mann 
County publication that gave him free rein to speak out on issues he 
was passionate about. From advocacy for peace and human rights to his 
sometimes controversial pro-Palestinian stance, he penned opinion 
pieces that reflected his deeply held beliefs and his great knowledge 
of world events.
  I had many conversations with Ed Miller about these issues, and, 
although I sometimes didn't agree with him, I always enjoyed our time 
together and appreciated his commitment

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and his compassion. He loved discussing everything from politics to 
poetry (which he quoted from memory) with friends and family.
  A long-time resident of the Lucas Valley area, Dr. Miller enjoyed 
landscaping his yard, and he was a board member and President of the 
Lucas Valley Homeowners' Association.
  Dr. Miller is survived by his wife Fusae Ito Miller; his children and 
stepchildren, Trudy Vriethoff, Susan Ray, Lori Callahan, Jeffrey 
Miller, Grace Bransford, and Robert Fleming and their spouses; and 5 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I always looked forward to seeing Ed Miller and will 
miss our lively discussions. Please join me in offering condolences to 
his family and friends.

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