RE LOG - Spring 2017

SPRING 2017 Ransom Everglades LOG 23 have a lot, yet they were still active in chari- table endeavors. They kept a Tzedakah box, and every week they would put money in there. Despite the fact she didn’t have much growing up, she was always reminded by my grandparents: you have a roof over your head, you have food to eat, you do have . So many others don’t have anything, and it’s our responsibility to take care of those in need. Stuart: People would sometimes ask how much to give; her answer was: Give until it hurts. Give until you feel like you have given too much. She felt it was equally important, just as much of a responsibility, to also give of your time and talent. People would ask: how much time will this require? Her answer was: You give of your time until you’re tired, and then you give some more. There was very much a balance of those two things in her composition. Jeffrey: There was never a display or spoken lesson of giving. I always felt the greatest lesson we learned from her was through action. We would learn through osmosis. We gave because we felt blessed. Beloved mother, community servant, philanthropist Sue Miller left behind a powerful legacy of community service and generosity when she died in November 2016 at the age of 81. She became the inspirational leader of her family and a philanthropic trailblazer in South Florida after the death of her husband Leonard Miller, co-founder of the Lennar Corp., in 2002. Her children, Stuart Miller ’75 , Leslie Miller Saiontz ’77 and Jeffrey Miller ’79 jointly won the Tocqueville Award for Outstanding Philanthropy from the Miami-Dade United Way in 2015, three years after she earned the national Tocqueville award and nearly two decades after she and her husband shared the local award. Known for her joyful devotion to her community and family, Miller set an example for generations, driving her family’s long history of deep involvement in important local institutions, including Ransom Everglades School, and spearheading record-breaking donations to the University of Miami and United Way of Miami-Dade. Sue Miller (1935-2016) Education Boston University Ransom Everglades ties Children Stuart Miller ’75, Leslie Miller Saiontz ’77, Jeffrey Miller ’79 Grandchildren Jennifer Ozar ’01, Lauren R. Miller ’03, Brad A. Miller ’06, Brent Saiontz ‘01, Amanda Saiontz Gluck ‘03, Melissa Luse ’06, Rachel L. Saiontz ’08, Matt B. Saiontz ’11, Anthony J. Miller ’15 and Lenny Miller ’21 Honors United Way Worldwide National Tocqueville Award, 2012 United Way of Miami-Dade Tocqueville Award, with husband Leonard Miller, 1996 Founder, United Way of Miami-Dade Tocqueville Society Founder, United Way of Miami-Dade Million Dollar Roundtable Founder, United Way of Miami-Dade Women’s Leadership program Stuart: The way my mother lived her life, her example, was something that was a constant drumbeat. It was a pri- mary driver. However, she was also not shy about telling you how she felt. For example, one of her children – namely myself – just doesn’t have a cultural bone in his body. My mother clearly felt that arts and culture were an important part of community, and she wasn’t shy or quiet about letting me know I had to develop more culture … No question, kicking and screaming, I have supported the arts. It was a combination: The way she lived, dealt with the world, was lesson enough, but she also had a thing or two to say. Jeffrey: If you asked her, or any of us, the greatest value in what she did, it was less about checks we wrote and more about the energy and time we put into things. It was always what she felt passionate about, not about the money she gave to any organization. In fact, she was so heart-filled and Story continues, page 68 Sue and Leonard Miller