Cindy Miller, the wife of Detroit Lions radio play-by-play announcer Dan Miller, will be remembered at a memorial service Friday, Oct. 16, at L.J. Griffin Funeral Home in Northville, according to her obituary.
Cynthia "Cindy" Louise Miller died Saturday, Oct. 10, at age 63, The Detroit News reported. The Lions said she died of cancer. She and Dan Miller had been married 33 years.
The memorial gathering runs Friday, Oct. 16, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home's Northrop-Sassaman Chapel, 19091 Northville Road at Seven Mile Road. A service celebrating her life follows at 6 p.m., with a memorial dinner nearby afterward. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Leptomeningeal Cancer Foundation in Cindy's name.
A University of Maryland graduate, Cindy Miller began her career as a news producer and worked in the industry for a decade. She and Dan met while she was a radio producer at the Westwood One Network. She later spent five years as a preschool teacher, according to her obituary.
Cindy Miller was a fixture at Ford Field. Her obituary describes her love of attending Lions games from seats in the fifth row right behind the team's bench. Among her most cherished football memories were the two Lions home playoff games she attended with her daughters in 2024, according to the obituary.
Dan Miller, who has been the team's radio voice since 2005 and serves as sports director at WJBK-TV Fox 2, was absent from the broadcast booth for the Lions' Oct. 11 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti filled in alongside former Lions player Lomas Brown, according to The Detroit News.
After the 45-21 victory, Lions head coach Dan Campbell dedicated the game ball to Dan Miller and his family. Campbell called Miller "salt of the earth" and said, "I know this has been hard, but now I know Cindy is in peace and we love you, Dan," as reported by the Detroit Lions.
Cindy Miller is survived by her husband; four children, Sammi Burdette, Rikki Miller, Tony Miller and Robbie Miller; and two grandchildren, Daphne and Cecilia, according to the obituary.
The family's obituary noted that Cindy fostered multiple cats, kept a 17-year-old adopted dog named Martha and counted The Killers as her favorite band. Her family wrote that they believe she will be there in spirit when the Lions win it all.
