Born October 14, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phil is survived by his beloved wife of 19 years, Yasamin Miller of Ithaca, NY, stepson Cyrus DiCiccio of Palo Alto, CA, mother Sally Miller of Philadelphia, brother Caleb Miller of San Rafael, CA, in-laws Candy and Ali Sarraf of Ontario, and a loving extended family. Phil is preceded in death by his father, Philippus Miller Jr.
‘A dazzling conversational acrobat’, ‘absolute gentleman’, ‘witty, urbane and supremely intelligent’, ‘Cornellian extraordinaire’ are just a small sampling used to describe him.
Phil was also successful in his own entrepreneurial ventures.He founded and managed Philippus Miller III & Associates, a premier executive search firm in the hospitality industry.He was also a founder and a senior leader at Paramount Lodging Advisors, one of the fastest growing hotel real estate advisory firms.
He lived by a very consistent code of morality, ethics, and perfect manners, and always set a standard to be admired. He was a gentleman. It takes a special person to elevate the school, build bridges, and nurture such a wide and diverse group of people around the globe.
“Phil” comes from the Greek verb meaning to love and no one embodied this more than Phil. He loved his family, friends, colleagues, and life and will remain forever in our hearts.
Phil Miller ’83 our VIP guest checked out of room 20.
There were a few messages left for him by hotelies:
1. Esther Tang 2. Victoria Amador 3. Etele Von Brasse
4. Susan Boyle-Wood 5. Robert Mack 6. Alex Koch 7. Grant Stansbury
8. Sambhavi “Sam” Vempati 9. Brian Simon 10. Vickie Littler-Kozhushchenko