Robert Miller, Jr. was born on 7 July 1964 in Missouri to Sandy Maxwell (1948-) and Robert Miller, Sr. (-Jan 2012, Missouri). Sandy and Robert, Sr. raised their children in Maryland Heights, Missouri. He was one of four children.

Robert was a very patient, creative and spiritual man, with a strong interest in Martial Arts, which he practiced and taught consistently throughout his life. He attended Pattonville Senior High before having his first born, Joshua Robert Miller and later went on to marry Tabitha Maher. In 1996 the two had a daughter, Anais Miller. Robert raised Anais as a strong single dad. He eventually became engaged to Gillian Russell, but by 2014 he was diagnosed with Lieukemia. He was surrounded by loved ones and passed away on 12 April 2015.

01/10/22 – Memorialized at the St. Louis Botanical Gardens

For a very long time- this is what seeing my Dad looked like to me. I would show up to his Studio, watch him give everything he had to not only show others how to defend themselves, but empower them. He put all his love & passion into this art- and met a family of people who shared it.

 

Every year- he would put on a Shotokan Karate demonstration at the botanical gardens for the Japanese Festival. I would always look forward to this- as it made me proud and I could see how much love he had for the art & people included in it.

We have finally raised enough to get him a brick with his name at the Botanical Gardens. I want to thank everyone who helped make this possible. It’s been almost 7 years now- and I am so happy to know he will forever be apart of something he was so passionate about. He deserved something like this.

— Anais Miller