Remembering Bennett Miller
Published on Friday, May 24, 2013
Bennett Miller, a great friend to the Cedars neighborhood and Dallas Heritage Village died on May 18 at the age of 84.
Bennett’s published obituary headline referred to him as a “Developer Who Pioneered City’s Loft Housing Trend.” This is accurate enough, but hardly does justice to his many accomplishments and the lasting impact he had on all who knew him. I attended his funeral on Monday, heard from the many different people who knew him in their own way and, as the service progressed, enjoyed seeing how the different roles that Bennett played all fit neatly into one package. As sometimes happens at “good” funerals, I realized that there was much about him I had not known, and I went away wishing that I had spent more time with him.
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