Wayne Miller

Wayne William Miller, 78, passed away peacefully in his home with his wife by his side on May 10, 2023. Wayne was one of three siblings born to William Miller and Helen Miller (Pakula). He was survived by his lovely wife of 29 years, Vickie Miller (Brown) children, Laura, United States Navy Veteran, Denise Wagner and her husband Scott Wagner, Michael Miller and two stepchildren, Sherry Smith and Rodney Hilburn and his wife Lorie Hilburn. He was blessed with six grandchildren, Aaron Wagner and his wife Molly Wagner, Nathaniel and his wife Haleigh, Cody Wagner, Haley, Rebecca, Ashley Wagner and six step grandchildren Brooke Hilburn and her husband Tommy Black, Justin Leonard, Josh Leonard, Jacob Leonard, Ryan Hilburn and his wife Katelyn Hilburn and Kaleigh Yamada and her husband Katsuro Yamada along with 3 step great-grandchildren Abbey Leonard, Xander Leonard and Koa Yamada. Others that have survived him are his loving sister Sandy Marinucci and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by both his parents and his sister Arlene VanOrt. Wayne was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted in the Air Force right after high school and proudly served in the Vietnam War as an aviation mechanic. He was honorably discharged from the military and started a career as a printing press machine operator. In 1980 he moved his family to Georgia and pursued his military passion at Lockheed Martin working on the C-130 and C-5 military aircrafts as an aviation inspector. Towards the end of his career at Lockheed Martin he proudly worked on the all-weather stealth tactical fighter jet, F-22 Raptor. During his time at Lockheed, he also enlisted in the Army National Guard where he proudly served his country again in Dessert Storm as a tank commander. In his later years, Wayne most enjoyed vacationing with his wife and going on cruises with her. He was the happiest when he and his wife got in their boat and drove from one end of Allatoona lake to the other and watched the firework shows when they had them. He had a love for gardening and keeping his yard beautiful. He also spent a lot of time at the VFW and enjoyed his role as trustee for them. Husband, father and grandfather, Wayne enjoyed his family more than anything and when you were with him you could always feel his love. Visitation will be held at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The funeral service will also be held at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Reception to take place after the funeral at the VFW Post 5408 in Acworth, Ga. The family asks in lieu of flowers you may instead choose to donate to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5408 in Wayne's honor. Please see link below to visit the VFW Post 5408's website with more information.