Thomas Winfield Miller, a retired Bethlehem Steel metallurgical engineer, died April 26 at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital of complications of a fall. The former Catonsville resident was 72.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Catonsville, he was the son of Harry W. Miller, a DuPont purchasing agent, and Helen B. Miller, a Baltimore County schools teacher. He was a 1960 graduate of Catonsville High School, where he ran track. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. He served in the Army for three years and remained in the Army Reserves until 1994. He left military service as a lieutenant colonel in the transportation corps.
In 1966 he married Carol Dixon, a Black and Decker director of global communications. She retired from UPS as a vice president of information services.
In 1964 he joined Bethlehem Steel in Sparrows Point, where he became a metallurgical engineer and traveled widely for the company. He retired in 2008 and lived for many years on Huron Road.
Mr. Miller hunted and fished with his father and sons. After retiring, he spent time in both Seabrook Island, S.C., and in Sandgates in Saint Mary's County.
Mr. Miller was a gardener, golfer and bridge player. He was a member of the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Salem Lutheran Church, 905 Frederick Road, Catonsville, where he was a longtime member and usher.
Survivors include his wife of nearly 49 years, Carol Dixon Miller; two sons, Jeffrey Miller of Emerald Isle, N.C., and Gregory Miller of Dunkirk in Calvert County; a sister, Laura Dorsey of Princess Anne; and five grandchildren.