[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1681-E1682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN REMEMBRANCE OF DR. H. GILBERT MILLER

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 1, 2015

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of myself and Congressman 
Robert Hurt, I submit these remarks in remembrance of Dr. H. Gilbert 
Miller, an enthusiastic innovator, a champion of technology, and a good 
man. We join the Miller family to mourn his loss, which is felt by all 
who knew him, and celebrate his life, which has left an indelible 
impact on many in our districts and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
   Dr. Miller was a visionary--a gifted engineer who spent his career 
supporting the development and innovation of cutting edge technology 
into our federal government programs most recently as Chief Technology 
Officer of Noblis, Inc., a non-profit science, technology, and strategy 
organization. At Noblis, he was the champion behind the development of 
the Noblis Innovation and Collaboration Center--the NICC--a place where 
great minds had room to grow and an incubator for transformative 
collaborations that yielded innovations and discoveries. Dr. Miller's 
mission was to help solve the world's toughest big data and analytic 
challenges by seeding and developing the nation's best minds and 
supporting their efforts with the power of technology. His leadership 
brought one of the world's largest and most dynamic supercomputers to 
Danville, Virginia for private sector use.
   But Dr. Miller's love for technology and innovation went far beyond 
the walls of Noblis. He was a passionate supporter of STEM educations. 
Dr. Miller chaired and served on numerous volunteer, educational 
advisory boards, including most recently as Vice Chairman of the Dean's 
Advisory Board for the Volgenau School of Engineering at George Mason 
University and on the advisory board for the Data Analytics Engineering 
Program at George Mason University. In recognition of his many 
accomplishments, his leadership role in

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advancing science and technology at Noblis and in support of Noblis' 
federal government clients as well as advancing the public-private 
partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia, in 2011 Dr. Miller 
received the CTO Innovator Award from the Northern Virginia Technology 
Council.
   But more than his extensive list of professional accomplishments, 
Dr. Miller was a loving husband, a caring father and a devoted 
grandfather. His greatest joy was in spending time with his family. We 
extend our deepest sympathies to Gil's wife, Dot, and three children 
Ryan, Matthew, and Kristen, his grandchildren, and the entire Miller 
family. We hope that they can take comfort in the love they share and 
the knowledge that they do not walk alone in their grief. We have lost 
Gil far too soon, but his legacy lives on. Thank you for sharing him 
and his talents with us. We are forever grateful.

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