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|spouse=(1) Clemencia "Clemy" Clotworthy Miller (died 1995)<br>
|spouse=(1) Clemencia "Clemy" Clotworthy Miller (died 1995)<br>
(2) Jane Brinkhaus Gaiennie Miller (surviving spouse)
(2) Jane Brinkhaus Gaiennie Miller (surviving spouse)
|children=Father Francis Miller<br>
Thomas Justin Miller<br>
Kenneth Gerard Miller<br>
John Miller<br>
Normand Cleophas Miller<br>
Jeanine Miller Billeaud <br>
Carmel Soileau
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|birth_date=October 20, 1924
|birth_date=October 20, 1924
|battles=[[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].
|battles=[[World War II]] and the [[Korean War]].
}}
}}
'''Roderick Luke Miller''', also known as '''Rod Miller''' (October 20, 1924 – January 15, 2005), was a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] and a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. He was the third Republican since [[Reconstruction]] to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, subsequently one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state. Miller served half of a legislative term from 1966 to 1968. He was also a member of the Republican State Central Committee and the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee. Prior to his death, he had received his party's "Lifetime Service Award."
'''Roderick Luke Miller''', also known as '''Rod Miller''' (October 20, 1924 – January 15, 2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166017991/roderick-luke-miller
|title=Roderick LukFindage "Rod" Miller obituary|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=December 23, 2020}}</ref> was a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] and a pioneer in the development of the [[Republican Party]] in [[Louisiana]]. He was the third Republican since [[Reconstruction]] elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, subsequently one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state. Miller served half of a legislative term from 1966 to 1968. He was also a member of the Republican State Central Committee and the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee. Prior to his death, he had received his party's "Lifetime Service Award."
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==Miller's Lafayette legacy==
==Miller's Lafayette legacy==
Miller's hometown newspaper, the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser'', issued this editorial on his death:
Miller's hometown newspaper, the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' issued this editorial on his death:
"Rod Miller earned a place in the history of Louisiana politics. . . . He earned a lasting place in the history of Lafayette -- and of the Republican Party. In 1966, with the Democratic Party totally dominant in this community and across the state, Miller stood for election to the state House of Representatives -- and won. Never before had the people of Lafayette chosen a Republican to serve in that position.
"Rod Miller earned a place in the history of Louisiana politics. ... He earned a lasting place in the history of Lafayette -- and of the Republican Party. In 1966, with the Democratic Party totally dominant in this community and across the state, Miller stood for election to the state House of Representatives -- and won. Never before had the people of Lafayette chosen a Republican to serve in that position.
"That victory proved that the wall of the Democrat stronghold could be breached, was a signal event -- a first step toward a two-party system and its wide-ranging benefits.
"That victory proved that the wall of the Democrat stronghold could be breached, was a signal event -- a first step toward a two-party system and its wide-ranging benefits.