Obituaries

Robert Irvin MillerRedskins Statistician

Robert Irvin Miller, 78, the former coordinator of construction for the Fairfax County public schools who also kept statistics for the Washington Redskins for more than 40 years, died Sept. 6 of complications from pulmonary fibrosis at Prince William Hospital in Manassas. He lived in Gainesville.

Mr. Miller was born in Dunn Loring and was a graduate of Fairfax High School. He played professional baseball for five years in the 1940s as a shortstop in the Detroit Tigers' minor-league system.

When he returned to Northern Virginia, he spent 15 years as a construction superintendent with the E.H. Glover Inc. construction company. He later worked as the coordinator of school construction in Fairfax until he retired in 1991.

In about 1950, Mr. Miller became an assistant statistician for the Redskins. He later became chief statistician, tabulating all the team's official statistics, until he retired in 1991. He was also the statistician for the University of Maryland football team for several years.

He was a longtime resident of Great Falls and coached Babe Ruth League baseball teams in Great Falls for 12 years. Some of his teams won league titles.

He was a member of Manassas Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Joanne Miller of Gainesville; three sons, Kenneth Miller of Davidsonville, Gary Miller of Frederick and Scott Miller of Bristow; a sister, Charlotte Miller of Herndon; and five grandchildren.

-- Matt Schudel

Thomas J. Ames Sr.Magazine Publisher

Thomas Jean Ames Sr., 77, who published direct marketing magazines, died Aug. 12 at Inova Fairfax Hospital of sepsis syndrome and pneumonia. He lived in Fairfax County.

Mr. Ames was chief executive of Hometown Magazines from 1993 until his death.