Sanford Miller "Stan" was born in Providence in 1933 to Alice (Tillis) and Ralph W. Miller. Sanford was a loving, kind, and patient husband for sixty five years to Joyce (Mayberg) Miller and father to sons Lawrence and late Kenneth Miller. Sanford was the brother of late the Milton, Barbara Rose, and Howard Miller.

Sanford was a veteran of the Korean War where he served in the Army. He graduated from Hope High School and Bryant College with a degree in accounting. He lived in Providence and Warwick before moving to Tamarisk Senior Living. Sanford was a Parent-officer of Parent Council of Deaf Children and sat on the Governors Developmental Disabilities Council for handicapped children for two and a half years. He was the former membership chairman of Operation Clean Government and Clean Sweep (for nonpolitical, clean government in Rhode Island). He was a board member of Temple Beth Sholom, a member of Temple Beth Am, and coached little league for two years.

His kindness and gentleness will be missed by all who knew him.

He will be buried in The Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery.