ENROLLED
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 54
BY REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, ABRAHAM, ABRAMSON, AMEDEE, ANDERS,
ARMES, BACALA, BAGLEY, BAGNERIS, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT, BISHOP,
BOUIE, BROADWATER, CHAD BROWN, TERRY BROWN, CARMODY,
CARPENTER, GARY CARTER, ROBBY CARTER, STEVE CARTER, CHANEY,
CONNICK, COUSSAN, COX, CROMER, DANAHAY, DAVIS, DEVILLIER,
DWIGHT, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FALCONER, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GAINES,
GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, GLOVER, GUINN, HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, LANCE
HARRIS, HAVARD, HAZEL, HENRY, HENSGENS, HILFERTY, HILL,
HODGES, HOFFMANN, HOLLIS, HORTON, HOWARD, HUNTER, HUVAL,
IVEY, JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JENKINS, JOHNSON, JONES,
JORDAN, NANCY LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEGER, LEOPOLD,
LYONS, MACK, MAGEE, MARCELLE, MARINO, MCFARLAND, MIGUEZ,
DUSTIN MILLER, MORENO, JAY MORRIS, JIM MORRIS, NORTON,
PEARSON, PIERRE, POPE, PRICE, PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS, RICHARD,
SCHEXNAYDER, SCHRODER, SEABAUGH, SHADOIN, SIMON, SMITH,
STAGNI, STEFANSKI, STOKES, TALBOT, THIBAUT, THOMAS, WHITE, AND
ZERINGUE
A RESOLUTION
To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Ralph R.
Miller, former state representative.
WHEREAS, the members of the Louisiana House of Representatives were filled with
a great sense of loss and were saddened to learn that former state representative Ralph R.
Miller had passed from Earth to eternity on March 30, 2017, at the age of eighty-two; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller was a model of true citizenship: he was an attorney, a civic
leader, a former state representative, and a lobbyist; born and raised in Norco, Louisiana, he
never strayed far from his hometown roots; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of Destrehan High School, Louisiana State University, and
LSU Law School, Ralph Miller was a dedicated public servant who served twenty-two years
in the Louisiana House of Representatives; he was appointed chairman of the House
Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice and he also served as chairman of the
House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Miller was one of a group of young legislators nicknamed the
"Young Turks" who, in the 1970s, achieved major reforms in the operation of the legislature;
the group is credited with having brought transparency and accountability to the legislative
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process and pursued legislative independence from the gubernatorial and judicial branches
of state government; he also served as a member of the Council of the Louisiana State Law
Institute; and
WHEREAS, after blazing new trails in the Legislature of Louisiana, Mr. Miller
served as vice president of state governmental relations for Freeport McMoRan and held a
similar position with Crescent Technologies, where he worked until his death; Ralph Miller
was a lobbyist for twenty-five years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller served as a member of the board of the Louisiana
Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, the Public Affairs Research Council, the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce, the Bureau of Government Research, the World Trade
Center, the Council for a Better Louisiana, and the Louisiana Association of Business and
Industry; and
WHEREAS, his hometown always remained near and dear to Ralph Miller's heart,
and he was especially active in the civic affairs of Norco and St. Charles Parish; he received
several awards for his work in historic preservation, and he was a founding and lifelong
member and served as president of the River Road Historic Society; his lifelong passion was
the restoration of Destrehan Plantation; and
WHEREAS, the departure from this earthly realm of Ralph Miller deeply rends the
hearts of those who knew and loved him, but his memories will forever be cherished by his
beloved spouse of more than twenty-seven years, Sue Cutrer Miller; his children, Ross A.
Miller, Gregory A. Miller, who followed in his father's footsteps and was elected to the
office of state representative in 2011, and his wife Amy Pfrimmer, Maria C. Miller, and her
husband Michael Earle, and Maureen J. Miller; his brothers, Homer Miller, Jr., and his wife
Judy, D. James Miller, and his wife Sonia; his grandchildren, Candice Miller Catalano, and
her husband Anthony, Brooke Miller Bazile, and her husband Chase, Emma Miller Manson,
Kristin Rome Graebert, and her husband Eddie; his great-grandchildren; his father-in-law,
James H. Cutrer; and extended family, friends, and his Norco community; and
WHEREAS, the wonderful life of Ralph R. Miller will not be forgotten; family and
friends will fondly recall the hours Ralph spent on his favorite Florida beach balcony, where
he used loudspeakers to play John Philip Sousa marches and "National Anthems of the
World" to the delight or chagrin of those close by; his generosity, kindness, and humor, and
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the hilarious stories of his nine lives, as well as his faithful friendship, will forever remain
in the minds of all who loved this exemplary citizen of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby extend sincerest and most heartfelt condolences to the
family and friends of Ralph R. Miller; does hereby record for posterity the impressive body
of work toward the good of his fellow citizens performed by this civic giant; and does hereby
offer best hopes and prayers for peace and comfort to those who mourn the loss of this fine
son of the Norco community and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Sue Cutrer Miller.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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