April 18, 2011 | Posted by Special to The Enterprise

Debra Anne Miller

Debra Anne Miller

Debra passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2011. She married longtime Davis resident Chris Allen in 2004.

Born on November 21, 1952, at Travis Air Force Base, she graduated from Vacaville High School, and received a bachelor’s degree in music from Sacramento State. She then went on to build a piano studio averaging 50 students in the Gold River area. In addition to her teaching, she was an accompanist at several dance studios and performed with local theater groups, including the Davis Musical Theatre Company, American River College, Old Eagle Theatre and the Sacramento Children’s Performing Choir. She also played in various chamber ensembles, including a piano/cello duet with her husband. In addition to her music, Debra worked for Bel Air Markets and then a financial services firm for over 20 years.

Debra loved to read books, garden and especially to spend time with family. Everyone who knew Debra will remember her enthusiasm, her desire to share with others, her generous spirit and her infectious smile.

She leaves behind her husband, her siblings Phyllis and Dale Rundquist, Ric and Karen Miller, and Sada Anand Miller, five nieces, three nephews, and many relatives, close friends and much-loved students. She was preceded in death by her parents Bruce and Mildred Miller.

There will be a private interment at Fair Oaks Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to a celebration of Debra’s life to be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Fair Oaks Community Clubhouse. Memorial donations may be made to a scholarship fund that will be established in Debra’s memory in the coming weeks.

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