Gregory J. Miller

November 1, 2016

GENEVA- Gregory J. Miller, 64, of Yale Station Rd, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in his home. Friends may call at the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home, 181 N. Main St., Geneva on Friday, November 4, 2016, from 4 -7 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2016 in the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:00 a.m. in St. Stephen's Church.  Burial will follow in Grace Willowdale Cemetery. Memorial contributions, in his memory, may be made to the DeVaney-Bennett Funeral Home to help defray funeral costs. Gregory was born in Geneva, NY and was a lifelong resident of this area.  He was the son of the late Richard and Dorothy Wetzel Miller.  Gregory became a public figure at the age of 16 when he became the youngest pilot in the United States in December of 1968, and was written about in a few select publications. He is a graduate of Buffalo State College in New York State, USA, and holds a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from The University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. In addition to his expertise in U.S. Constitutional Law and Public Administration, he is also trained in the field of nursing, completing his nursing studies at DelMar College, Corpus Christi, TX, and also attended Texas A&M University in his pursuit of Criminal Justice Studies. Gregory recognized that nursing could be used in the criminal justice system and proposed without success that a new position of "Forensic Nurse" should be created to assist in the prosecution of unnatural deaths. Forensic Nursing is now one of the most high profile positions in criminal justice. He is comfortably known for his great knowledge in financial markets, and at one time held two U.S. securities licenses. He is most known in this area as being a macroeconomic analyst. He had a long career in the rail transportation industry, starting as a steam locomotive fireman with the Morris County Central Railroad in northern New Jersey, working weekends and summers at this very unique and physically demanding position while pursuing his graduate degree. He later chose a short but famous career as a station agent for Lehigh Valley Railroad and may indeed one day may be remembered as one of the "Last of the Lehighers". He finished his rail career with the Consolidated Rail Corp [Conrail] in 2000. His many talents have been put to use by becoming a freelance political comedy writer, known for a series called "A Modest Proposal" and a series called "Let's Tip This Situation Upside Down and Take Another Look". He has written accounts of his life and has written accounts of some spiritual encounters, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Metaphysics from The Universal Life Church of Modesto, CA, for those accounts. Most enjoy his boyhood stories of life in the rural Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York, in the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's. He is the survivor of two near death incidents, and often discusses his strong belief of a life after death. Representatives of Cornell University are planning to tape his stories of bygone events. He has three grown children, June Anne Miller b. 1982, Valerie Lyn Miller-Cioffi b. 1983, and James-Paul Richard Miller b. 1990. He now owns a vineyard in a small hamlet called Yale in New York State. His farm is well known as "The Plantation at Yale". He is growing experimental crops at the plantation, such as hops, European barley, and ornamental tobacco. He is survived by his three children:  June (Matt) Street of Geneva, Valerie (Bob) Cioffi of Plattsburgh, NY and James-Paul (Emily) Miller of Geneva; his fiancée Jennifer Soucy of Union Springs; two grandchildren, Chloe and Christopher Cioffi; his aunt, Mary Johnson of Geneva and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Some of his other accomplishments in life include: - Founder (company) at Xanadeux Brands Inc. -  Chairman Emeritus at Maplewood Group Inc. -  Retired from CSX Railroad -  Former Corporate Level 2nd Lieutenant at United States Civil Air Patrol -  Former Investment Banker at Stuart James Investment Bankers, Inc. - Former President and CEO at Founder of The Lake Country Coal Company, Inc. - Former CEO & President at The New England Central Company Inc.[Del] - Studied Criminal Justice at University of New Haven - Studied Criminal Justice at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi - Studied Licensed Practical Nurse at Del Mar College - Studied Criminal Justice at Buffalo State College - Studied Police science at Cayuga Community College [Auburn Community College] - Attended  Romulus Central School