MARY PATRICIA MILLER

11/08/1945 - 08/11/2022

Mary Patricia Miller (née Bircher), 76, passed away in her home in Houston, TX surrounded by loved ones on August 11, 2022.

Mary Pat, as she was called in her hometown, was born in Highland, IL on November 8, 1945. She graduated from Highland High School and earned her bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in Normal, IL, and her master’s degree from University of Houston-Main Campus, where she also worked on her doctorate.

She was an active parishioner of St. Thomas More Catholic Church since moving to Houston in 1974. Mary helped the Good Samaritan group, taught ESL, and participated in many bible studies and prayer groups.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Patricia F. Bircher (née Lonergan) and Bernell F. Bircher, and brothers James T. Bircher and John R. Bircher. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, James M. Miller, their children, Stephanie E. Miller, James B. (Katie) Miller, and Patricia M. Miller (Mario Uresti), and grandson, Cody Miller, as well as brothers Fred A. (Cherie)

Bircher, Bernell F. Bircher, Jr., William J. (Donna) Bircher, and Edward S. Bircher, and sister-in-law Mary Pamela (Solarno, Bircher) Dodson, and extended family including nephews, their families, and many cousins.

Funeral Mass will be held in Houston, TX, after which Mary will go to her hometown of Highland, IL for Rite of Burial to be laid to rest alongside her parents, brothers, and other family.

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