Janet Maier Miller

On January 4, my beloved wife Janet Maier Miller passed away at Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in Houston, Tx. She suffered a severe stroke at her home on December 24th and was life-flighted to MHTMC. She died peacefully in her sleep. Jann was born on December 11, 1945, in Lawrence, Kansas as Janet Jaye Hoffman, daughter to Kenneth Robert Hoffman and Marion June Smith. She is survived by her first husband, David J. Maier and their two sons, Andrew C. Maier and David M. Maier. She and David were high school sweethearts growing up in Midland, Michigan. They both attended Michigan State University, where they were married, and son David was born. Jann had six grandchildren from the Maier side of the family. In 1985, after her divorce from David, she remarried Gary L. Miller, a neighborhood friend who she worked with on the board of their Homeowners Association. Gary had twin boys from his previous marriage, her stepchildren Eric A. Miller and Jeffery Miller and their 4 boys who became her step-grandchildren. The marriages of son, stepsons, and grandchildren resulted in the addition of 4 daughters-in-law, 1 grandson-in-law, and 1 granddaughter-in-law to her wonderful family. She is also sorely missed by her brother, Michael Hoffman and his wife, Donna Hoffman. Jann retired in 2014 after decades of service in large department store retail positions. She worked for Joskes, Macys, Marshall Fields, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. Starting out as a Buyer, she worked her way up to Sales Associate, various store Department Management assignments and General Manager of two Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Gary and Jann built their Dream Home in 1998. Jann loved tinkering in her flower gardens and spent most of her time there. She planted scores of milkweed plants and raised hundreds of monarchs and other butterflies from their eggs deposited on the plants. It was a huge task feeding and cleaning up for caterpillars inside the house. Plastic cages and mesh nets were everywhere. Mostly, Jann loved being with her family and couldn’t get enough of them. Her house was almost always the family gathering point for holidays and just enjoying each other’s company for any reason at all. It was a happy place. All of us will miss her joy for life, her bright light, her positivity, and never-ending displays of affection, kindness and Love.

Janet Maier Miller

December 11, 1945 - January 4, 2025