Jeffrey John Miller, 44, a resident of New Fairfield, CT, passed away on August 26, 2023 at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL after a long and courageous battle with leukemia. Jeffrey was born on July 7, 1979 in Poughkeepsie, NY and lived in Hopewell Junction, NY until his move to Connecticut in 2005. He was a graduate of John Jay High School and SUNY New Paltz and owned his own landscaping business for many years before working for Target as an Executive Team Leader for 15 years.

Jeff married his junior high school sweetheart, Kelley, on October 10, 2010 in Garrison, NY and together they shared nearly thirty years of friendship, laughter and love. He is survived by his devoted wife and two amazing children--his "Buddy," Hudson, 11, and his "Angel," Juliet, 4. Jeff is also survived by his mother, JanDell (Churchill) Miller, who always showered him with love and affection, his father, Dennis Miller, who never left his side during his most critical times, and his stepmother Catie, whom he adored. He leaves behind many other relatives that he loved dearly, including his brother, Michael Miller, sister-in-law Rebecca and nephew, Joshua; his aunt Donna Stevens Trimboli, uncle Andrew Trimboli, cousin David, his wife Abby and their daughter Elena, as well as his father-in-law Brian Colino, mother-in-law Pat, sister-in-law Tracey, brother-in-law Ryan, his wife Gabby and niece Mia.

Jeff was first and foremost a homebody and a family man who loved his children immensely and was always happy to be the designated "baby rocker" in the family. He loved watching shows and movies with his wife, getting Thai food and playing video games with his son. In his free time he enjoyed boating on Candlewood Lake, traveling to Vermont and Lake George every year and spending time with friends and family. He was an avid rock, mineral and coin collector since childhood and enjoyed visiting shops and shows around the area with his family, always on the hunt for a cool new piece. He loved building things and was meticulous in everything he did, whether it was assembling toys, wrapping presents or keeping his food in neat little piles while eating. He loved watching the Mets, putting balsamic vinegar or buffalo sauce on everything and he had a massive sweet tooth, especially for key lime pie and his nightly ice cream with his daughter.

He was somehow simultaneously a kid at heart and an old soul—he could sit on the floor playing the xylophone with a baby for hours or have a long conversation with a 90 year old and truly enjoy every minute of both. He had the unique ability to make friends with anyone he met instantly and proved himself to be a loyal, dependable and trustworthy friend to everyone. His silly and sarcastic sense of humor, especially his "dad jokes," brought a necessary light to those around him. He was able to keep this sense of humor even throughout his illness, joking with the doctors and nurses and getting a soda the exact neon yellow color of his chemo, pouring it into a cup and asking them, "Is this chemo supposed to taste like this?" Always an easy-going, peaceful and patient force; the only time he was ever really angry was sometime around 2006 when he spent forever at the grocery store picking out the perfect bottle of olive oil, only to drop it in the driveway at home, shattering it.

While losing him will leave a void in our hearts, we will always cherish the extra time we had to spend with him during his illness, whether it be the long talks we had while driving to the hundreds of doctor appointments, the movie nights we enjoyed in the hospital or the unforgettable memories made while living in NYC after his transplant. He leaves behind so many people who were fortunate to have been a part of his life and we are so thankful to them for the love they showed him and us, especially in the past two years. He was simply a beautiful person, both inside and out, and he will be deeply missed.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, September 12th from 4-8PM at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction, NY. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 13th at 12PM at Hopewell Reformed Church, 143 Beekman Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY, followed by interment at Hopewell Cemetery.

Donations may be made in Jeff's memory to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center or by joining the bone marrow registry at bethematch.org and donating blood to your local blood bank. Jeff was fortunate to have not only the most wonderful doctors and nurses in Danbury Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering and Moffitt Cancer Center, but also a miracle donor in England who donated days before Christmas, giving him another year with his family, plus many friends and relatives who donated blood in his honor, and for that we will be eternally grateful.

Please visit or contribute to his Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.