John Hamilton Miller, Sr. of Southlake, Texas passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the age of 60. He was born May 24, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr Miller graduated from Webster Groves High School, a suburb of St. Louis, in 1979 and went on to Harvard University, as did his father. While in college he was the WHRB Radio Executive Producer and play-by-play announcer of Harvard hockey; a lab assistant for B.F. Skinner; and Comptroller of the Harvard Model UN. He also ran cross country for his dorm, Leveritt House. Mr Miller graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics in 1983.
As a member of the Harvard Club of Dallas, Mr Miller spent many years interviewing prospective Harvard applicants and continued to do so virtually this past year. This was very important to him; he was excited and proud of all he interviewed. In addition, he obtained an Executive MBA from Harvard University in 2011.
Mr Miller began his career with Continental Grain in Lake Charles, LA. He was later transferred to Ft. Worth, TX where he met his future wife, Daveen McDonald; they were married December 28, 1986 in Arlington, TX. John's career took him from Texas, to Kansas City, Chicago, New York City and back to Chicago, Kansas and Texas. While in Kansas City, he went from Continental Grain to Bartlett Grain and then to Scoular Grain before he accepted his dream job with BNSF Railway Company in Ft. Worth, TX in 2008. At the time of his death, Mr Miller served as the Group Vice President for Industrial Products. Prior to this, he was the Group Vice President of Agricultural Products.
Mr Miller served on many boards and was associated with many organisations. His last two board positions were with GRACE Grapevine and the Farm Foundation, where he participated on the Nominating and Governance Committees. He was active in the American Coal Council (speaker in August), National Future Farmers of America (FFA), National Petroleum Council, National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA), National Freight Transportation Association (NFTA), North American Rail Shippers (NARS), Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS), Northeast Association of Rail Shippers (NEARS), Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS), Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers (PNWARS), Southeast Association of Rail Shippers (SEARS), among others, including agricultural organisations.
He was a great friend to all in the industry, and worked tirelessly with the Ag sectors to insure there were plenty of rail cars and power to support shipping from the inland facilities to the ports during the harvest and peek export times.
As a member of the Harvard Club of Dallas, Mr Miller spent many years interviewing prospective Harvard applicants and continued to do so virtually this past year. This was very important to him; he was excited and proud of all he interviewed. In addition, he obtained an Executive MBA from Harvard University in 2011.
Mr Miller began his career with Continental Grain in Lake Charles, LA. He was later transferred to Ft. Worth, TX where he met his future wife, Daveen McDonald; they were married December 28, 1986 in Arlington, TX. John's career took him from Texas, to Kansas City, Chicago, New York City and back to Chicago, Kansas and Texas. While in Kansas City, he went from Continental Grain to Bartlett Grain and then to Scoular Grain before he accepted his dream job with BNSF Railway Company in Ft. Worth, TX in 2008. At the time of his death, Mr Miller served as the Group Vice President for Industrial Products. Prior to this, he was the Group Vice President of Agricultural Products.
Mr Miller served on many boards and was associated with many organisations. His last two board positions were with GRACE Grapevine and the Farm Foundation, where he participated on the Nominating and Governance Committees. He was active in the American Coal Council (speaker in August), National Future Farmers of America (FFA), National Petroleum Council, National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA), National Freight Transportation Association (NFTA), North American Rail Shippers (NARS), Southwest Association of Rail Shippers (SWARS), Northeast Association of Rail Shippers (NEARS), Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS), Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers (PNWARS), Southeast Association of Rail Shippers (SEARS), among others, including agricultural organisations.
He was a great friend to all in the industry, and worked tirelessly with the Ag sectors to insure there were plenty of rail cars and power to support shipping from the inland facilities to the ports during the harvest and peek export times.
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