DEKE MILLER 1950 - 1977 PILOT DEN Regretfully, the Gone West of Capt. DK Miller on Monday, August 12th. No information as to cause, etc. Funeral will be at Olinger Mortuary in Thornton, CO Friday Aug 16th at 1130 local time. With regrets, -Ace Avakian (8/14/02) With regrets, the Gone West of Capt DK Miller and Jack Cashel - both on Monday, August 12th. Both services will be on Friday, Aug 16th. Since it will be difficult to attend both services because of times and locations, Jim Hanson will attend DK Miller's and I will attend Jack Cashel's. We will sign in as, "Representing the pilots and dispatchers of the Frontier Air Lines." -Ace Avakian (8/15/02) Duane K. Miller obituary MILLER, DUANE K. Pilot/Professor, 79 Visitation, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Funeral service, 11 a.m. Friday, Highland Mortuary. Thornton. -Denver Newspaper Agency on 8/15/2002. Just been informed by Ace that D. K. died the same day as Dick Cashel and the funerals will be the same day. Jim Hanson is going to one and Ace to the other. "Deke" and I flew many hours together and he taught me a few of my bad habits. He also introduced me to Black Russians on GTF layovers. I spent many hours with Deke and Helen at their home in Northglenn. I believe Helen has been gone a long time. D. K. had another career after FAL teaching at University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Deke had a heart as big as a barn, and I'll always remember the good times we had. Another gone west. -Clyde Hart (8/15/02) Here is a photo of Helen Coons Miller, she was a chief stew in Billings, and Denver. I believe she is dead but I do not have an obit. With her is Capt. D. K Miller, in about 1963. Thanks for your work, -Al Kendell (8/25/02) Posted at FL Club 8/31/02 Deke & Helen Miller: I understand Deke was married to Helen Coons(sp?) Miller who had been a chief stew at BIL & DEN. Did she die before Deke or is she still alive? Any info appreciated so I can update the obituaries. -Jake Lamkins Helen (Miller) passed away many years ago - cancer. -Ace Avakian (8/31/02) D K MILLER 01 Apr 1923 12 Aug 2002 Age 79 At 80260 SSN issued in Kansas -SSDI (10/6/02) HELEN J MILLER 05 Apr 1934 28 Jul 1996 Age 62 At 80233 (Denver, Adams, CO) -SSDI (1/11/03) I'm an old FL employee looking for an old friend Mr. D.K. Miller, retired FL pilot who was married to Helen Miller, retired FA. Wondering if some one knows his location? Thanks -Brent McNamara (2/9/03) Hi Brent, I'm sorry to say that Deke passed away 12 Aug 2002 at age 79. We have an obituary page for him. Please feel free to e-mail me any comments you wish to add. Go to the website index below for those pages and many other FL websites. -Jake Lamkins (2/9/03) I'm sad to hear about DK, appreciate your quick response - thanks. -Brent McNamara (2/10/03) D. K. MILLER Pilot seniority date of 7/7/50 on the 9/1/72 FL/ALPA Seniority List. He retired after 27 (1977) years per the Jan 1978 article -Jake Lamkins (2/16/11) I was a new-hire in 1967. I was driving a cool ol' 40 Ford pick-up with oak rails. I was a young bachelor with my head turning this way and that with all the lovely FAL stews running around. I had met Deke Miller when I was sales manager for Roach Aircraft at Jefferson County Airport. I ran into him in the crew room on the old "A" concourse at DEN. He mentioned that his wife, Helen, had a really cool 67 fiery red Chevy Camero convertible for sale. I drove over to see it. I looked at that beautiful nearly new convertible and then at my ol' pickup and back at the convertible. Then I calculated the number of FAL stews who would want to ride in the pickup VS that fiery red convertible and cut a deal with Helen. She was a sweet lady and I always liked Deke too. They were fun to be with. It was sad when she passed in 1996 and again in 2002 when Deke had Gone West. Later, after Cheryl and I were together, Joe Rhorda traded me his '67 4-door T-bird for the Camero. I was no longer chasing stews and the T-bird was a nice car for longer trips. Joe bought it back when I went on MLOA for the SE Asia War Games in 1971. I had hopes of buying it back when I returned. Sadly, it was totaled in a wreck and that didn't happen. Geez, the memorial page for Helen Miller really joggled the memories! -Billy Walker (11/28/12) Posted at FLacebook and the FL Club: DEN pilot Deke Miller's memorial webpage has been updated. http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Deke_Miller.html Four items added. -Jake Lamkins (12/5/12) Deke Miller was a great guy and one of my aviation professors at the University of North Dakota after he retired from Frontier. If I remember correctly he went by initials D.K. He was one of my favorite instructors in my Airline Management courses. -Greg Bentley (12/6/12) DEN pilot Deke Miller's memorial webpage has been updated: http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Deke_Miller.html -Jake Lamkins (7/12/15) A fine and kind man. -Jeanne Palmquist Wolf (7/12/15)