Chris B. Miller 

A second-generation funeral director, Chris Miller began working in the family business as a teenager and by the age of fourteen had already assisted on his first removal. After graduating high school in 1984, Chris decided to leave the family business to attend college at California Polytechnic University of Pomona. He graduated from the University in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Restaurant Management.

 Around the time of his wedding to Rhonda S. Leurck in June of 1991, Chris decided that he was no longer interested in the food service industry. He still had the need to continue to serve people, so Chris decided to leave his job at Taco Bell Corporate in December of 1991 to pursue a career in the family business. Chris immediately went back to school, enrolling in the Mortuary Science Program at Cypress College. Chris graduated in December of 1992 with a degree in Mortuary Science and received the highest honor from the program, the Melvin Hilgenfeld Award. Chris continued on, receiving his California Embalmer License in November of 1993, followed by his California Funeral Directors License in September of 1997 and his Crematory Manager License in 2010.

In December of 1993 came the birth of his daughter, Reagan Lynn. In April of 1997, Chris and Rhonda welcomed their son, Colin Bryant. During this time, Chris continued the fine traditions that his parents, Roger and Pat Miller, had started in 1969 at Thomas Miller Mortuary in Corona, California. Following the death of his father in 2006, Chris and his wife Rhonda purchased Thomas Miller Mortuary from his mother. In 2007, he added a second location in Riverside, California called Sierra Memorial Chapel and in 2011 he opened their on-site Crematory named Cremation Society of Southern California.

 Over the past 25 years, Chris has become involved with numerous organizations throughout his community, including: servicing on the City of Corona Parks and Recreational Services Commission as a Parks Commissioner; The Corona Regional Medical Center Governing Board of Directors, where he currently serves as Board Chairman; Corona Chamber of Commerce as a board member; The Unforgettables Foundation (an organization which helps families with the loss of their children) as a past board member; Circle City Rotary Club. Chris is also a member of the California Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the International Cemetery Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA). In his spare time, he loves to cook, collect vintage wine and spend time with his family.

Thomas Miller Mortuary has been a member of OGR for more than 65 years.