Ross Hays Miller M.D.

ROSS HAYS MILLER died Saturday May 10, 2014 at Charter House in Rochester, MN.Hewas born in Ada, Oklahoma on January 30, 1923, to Rev. Harry Winter Miller and Helen Miriam Rice.He married Catherine Raileyin Ada, OK., in May 1943.He received a bachelor of science degree from East Central State College, Ada, Oklahoma, 1943 and the M.D. degree fromUniversity of Oklahoma School of Medicinein 1946.He interned at St. Lukes Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, 1946-47,followed by Service in the United States Armed Forces in Korea, as captain in the Medical Corps, and chief of surgery of the 382nd Station Hospital, 1947-49. He received his training in Neurological Surgery at the Mayo Graduate School, and the University of Minnesota 1950-1954. He was appointed as a consultant in Neurological Surgery in 1954. Dr. Miller was successively Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Neurological Surgery 1954-1983 at Mayo, and served as Chairman of Department of Neurological Surgery, 1975-1980. He was elected President of the Staff in 1976.Dr. Miller retired from Mayo Clinic in January, 1983. The Mayo Foundation awarded him the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1992. He was certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 1956, and served on their Board of Directors from 1978-1984, and the Residency Review Committee, 1973-1978. He was a member of The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Neurological Society of America, Society of Neurological Surgeons and has held offices in each of these organizations, and several others. In 1977 Dr. Miller was inducted into the Oklahoma Heritage Hall of Fame.He also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from East Central State Universityin Ada, Oklahoma and was inducted into their Sports Hall of Fame for tennis and basketball. He was an outstanding athlete his entire life, an extraordinary tennis player in his earlier years, and low-handicap golfer later in life. Dr. and Mrs. Miller retired to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in 1983. In between golf games, he participated in the education of neurosurgical residents as clinical professor of neurosurgery at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, and the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, and as an Honorary Emeritus Staff Member at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville.Dr. and Mrs. Miller returned to live in Rochester in 1999. Surviving Dr. Miller are his wife of71 years, Catherine Railey Miller of Rochester, MN,son Terry Hays Miller (Helen) of Rochester anddaughter Helen Stacy Miller Labare (Dennis) of Oregon,grandchildren Katherine Rose Miller and Anthony Hays Miller (Laura),great- grandchildren Anna M. Waller and Amelia M. Waller, all of Rochester, and sister Carolyn Knapp of Satellite Beach, FL. Dr. Miller wasa resident of Charter House, Rochester, MN . A memorial service is to be held at 10:00am on Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Charter House Chapel. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester.In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the charity of your choice in Dr. Millers name.