Hercules Miller

Hercules Miller was born on June 16, 1948, to Willie and Indiana Miller in North, South Carolina. He is the seventh of nine sons and three daughters. Hercules was educated in the public school system of South Carolina and graduated from Dover High School in 1968. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in June of 1968 and served fourteen months in Vietnam from 1968 to 1970. After his discharge from the Army, Hercules relocated to New York City.

Hercules was employed by the NY Blood Center as an Allocations Technician for 17 years. He also worked at the Veterans Hospital in Brooklyn, NY, for two years and had two stints with the U.S. Postal Service totaling 29 years. Hercules and his family joined the St. Paul Community Baptist Church in 1987, where he became active in the Quiver Ministry, Men’s Ministry, Remnants for Justice, and Warrior Council (MMM). He later trained for the Board of Elders and remains an active church member.

On September 16, 1972, Hercules married Rosemary Colclough, and their union was blessed with two children, Craig Richard Miller and Sandra Denise Miller. He pays tribute to his friend Elder Sydney Rudolph White with the quote: "I’m not all that I would like to be, but I am more than I used to be."

His favorite scripture is Psalm 14:19.