ROBERT EUGENE MILLER, JR. gene.betty@gmail.com Just call me Gene. I was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1942. I attended Pineville Grammar School, Lessie Moore Middle School, Pineville High School, and Louisiana Tech University where I received a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Finance. Following college, I moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1964. I worked for PPG Industries, Firestone Tire and Rubber, B. F. Goodrich, Sinclair Oil, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation in various positions including department manager, accounts manager, and corporate sales trainer. In 1977 I founded America-West Printing Corporation. In 1997 I purchased Timberline Greeting Cards Incorporated I retired in 2007; my retirement jobs included business technical support for Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel, and Comcast Cable. In June of 2013 I was diagnosed with Stage III Colon/Rectal Cancer. In June of 2014, I was declared cancer free. In 1963 I married my childhood friend, Betty Faye Smith. We’ve been together for fifty-one years. enough MY ESSAYS 1 Escape to the Mountains 2 The Tragic Life of a Beauty Queen 3 Grandfather Whoop Ass 4 I’ve Bought My Last Dog 5 I See Dead People 6 I Know There’s an Essay in There Somewhere 7 Louisiana Governor Goes Crazy 8 I’m Calling about Your Timeshare

ROBERT EUGENE MILLER, JR.

Just call me Gene.

I was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1942. I attended Pineville Grammar School, Lessie Moore Middle School, Pineville High School, and Louisiana Tech University where I received a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Finance.

Following college, I moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1964. I worked for PPG Industries, Firestone Tire and Rubber, B. F. Goodrich, Sinclair Oil, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation in various positions including department manager, accounts manager, and corporate sales trainer.

In 1977 I founded America-West Printing Corporation. In 1997 I purchased Timberline Greeting Cards Incorporated

I retired in 2007; my retirement jobs included business technical support for Verizon Wireless, Sprint/Nextel, and Comcast Cable.

In June of 2013 I was diagnosed with Stage III Colon/Rectal Cancer. In June of 2014, I was declared cancer free.

In 1963 I married my childhood friend, Betty Faye Smith. We’ve been together for fifty-one years.

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MY ESSAYS

1 Escape to the Mountains

2 The Tragic Life of a Beauty Queen

3 Grandfather Whoop Ass

4 I’ve Bought My Last Dog

5 I See Dead People

6 I Know There’s an Essay in There Somewhere

7 Louisiana Governor Goes Crazy

8 I’m Calling about Your Timeshare

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