Dee Miller Prince

Dee Miller Prince achieved lasting tranquility on July 22, nine days before her 67th birthday, after an heroic, year-long battle with cancer. She crossed the horizon peacefully, surrounded by family, preceding Friday evening’s setting sun with her signature class & grace, Dee’s quick & winning smile welcomed everyone, her breathtaking eyes captivated all, & her characteristic charm softened even the hardest of hearts. From childhood onward, those lucky enough to know Dee loved her from the instant they met her.

Born in Somers Point, NJ, Dee spent an idyllic childhood with her parents Louise & Bill Miller, sisters Cathy & Sally, & brother Jack in Linwood, NJ, with summers on the beach & the rest of the year active in school & extended family communities. After graduating from Lafayette College (Easton, PA) with a degree in English in 1977, she moved to Washington, D.C., beginning a long, successful career in writing & consulting. She covered the pharmaceutical industry as a reporter & editor for FDC Reports, where she met co-cub reporter & future spouse George. After marrying in 1985, they moved to California, where Dee worked as a consultant at SRI International in Menlo Park while George enjoyed law school.

With Hannah just a baby & Nick not yet born, she & two other SRI colleagues founded what was to become Health Strategies Group, a pharmaceutical industry marketing research firm that grew from the original three to employ more than 80 by the time it was acquired in 2017 to anchor Eversana. Dee thoroughly enjoyed advising firms about managed care developments, creating services, & working with her fun colleagues. She was justifiably proud of the jobs HSG created & the many careers it helped launch. Her manifold volunteer activities included Art in Action, the

San Carlos Education Foundation, Lafayette College’s Western Advisory Board, and AAUW, among others.

She retired in 2018 and moved from San Carlos to Incline Village, NV, where she & George immersed themselves in most of the year-round outdoor activities Tahoe has to offer. Dee loved music, reading, color, textiles, but mostly loved spending quality time with family & friends. Always vital & fun, Dee’s personal hallmarks include - make any place you are better, always do your best, - don’t cheat or lie, - have faith in all, - & be nice to all. She lived all of these. To say she will be missed understates an understatement.

Dee was preceded by her parents Louise & Bill, and is survived by sisters Cathy & Sally (& Greg) Charleston, SC; brother Jack (& Jean), Glastonbury, CT; daughter Hannah, Portland, OR; son Nick, San Francisco; and George. There will be multiple private memorials across the US in coming weeks & months. Gifts in her honor may be made to the Tahoe Forest Hospice Services. Today is her birthday.