Donor Legacies
Whitney & Gail Miller
Gift of a Lifetime
Established by Mrs. Gail Miller, the Whitney and Gail Miller Fund will provide for the perpetual maintenance and preservation of the Portsmouth Flood Wall Murals.
Gail and Whitney were wed on April 6, 1999, but their story began back in April of 1990 when the two were introduced at the home of a mutual friend. After that chance meeting, the two quickly became a couple, despite Gail's short-lived relocation to Springfield, Ohio. During their time together, Gail and Whitney shared many memories, a love of travel (Whitney's favorite place was Bermuda), good friends, and family. Regrettably, Whitney passed away in July of 2000.
Whitney was Vice President of Sales at Mitchellace Inc. from 1987 until his retirement in March of 2000. Prior to that time, he worked for 27 years with the U.S. Playing Card Company in Cincinnati, rising to the position of its Vice President of Sales responsible for its worldwide sales operations. He resided in Cincinnati from 1971 to 1987.
Whitney was active in a number of Portsmouth community organizations. He served on the board of the United Way and its Pillar Club. He was a member of Rotary and a Paul Harris Fellow and he was a member of the Portsmouth Murals Committee. In fact, he developed the "Name the Cat; Feed the Kitty" fund-raiser to benefit the Portsmouth Murals. Unbeknown to Whitney, Robert Dafford, the Floodwall muralist, painted Whitney's likeness in the mural of the Old Market Square. In addition to his love of community, Whitney also had many other interests. He enjoyed playing golf and tennis, and he spent endless hours playing bridge with friends.
Whitney had many friends and was respected by all who knew him. To mark his legacy, his brothers and sisters established a scholarship fund in his name at Shawnee State University Development Foundation and the Keating Family at Mitchellace created a scholarship in his name as well. His wife, Gail Miller established the Whitney and Gail Miller Fund at the Scioto Foundation to serve as a memorial to the life and works of her late husband.