Robert Miller:
CLASS OF 1944
Admiral Farragut AcademyClass of 1944
Pine beach, NJ
Robert's Story
Life
Graduated from AFA in 1945. Went to Univ. of Michigan from '45 to '50--B.A. & M.A. in History. Went to U.S. Coast Guard OCS at CG Academy, New London, Conn. graduating as an Ensign, Deck Officer. Spent almost 3 years on N. Atlantic Ocean Station duty, based in Boston on USCGC "Matagorda." Started on my PHD. at Columbia Univ. thenm joined Vick Chem. Co., International Division. Married Sally Gouldthorpe --also U. of M. grad in New York City and moved to Dobbs Ferry, NY. After 3 years there,joined Procter & Gamble Int'l. Division & transferred to Canada. Six years later, joined Ogilvy & Mather advert. agency & became managing Director, Canada, then Chairman/CEO of O & M. Germany and Austria. Moved to Bad Homburg, Ge...Expand for more
rmany and stayed there almost 3 years before returning to Canada.Raised 6 children, now living in Canada, Texas and Mexico. Retired 14 yrs. ago and spend 6 months at our home in Ajijic, Mexico on Lake Chapala, and 5 mo's. at our Canadian home in Collingwood, Ontario and about 1 month with our youngest daughter in San Antonio, TX. Haven't seen any Farragut mates since graduation except for Marshall "Bud" McAnerney who arrived in Toronto about a year after we did. Bud and HelenAnne (wife) came to our house for a party and he saw my AFA yearbook. Turns out he went to AFA about 2 years after me. Also saw a message from Bill Balaban once. Bill and I comprised the "History Club" under Lt. Guy--our history etc. teacher at AFA.
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