Diane Disney Miller

Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney and a philanthropist who bucked powers-that-be in Los Angeles to keep architect Frank Gehry on the job during a crucial phase of planning the city’s new concert hall. A resident of Napa and San Francisco since the mid-1980s, she chaired a Los Angeles gala in September commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Walt Disney Concert Hall’s debut. She is survived by her husband, former Disney CEO Ron Miller, and seven children. She was educated at the University of Southern California, where she met Ron Miller, a member of the football team, on a blind date after a Cal-USC game. They were married in Santa Barbara on May 9, 1954. Miller had a career in pro football before being recruited by his father-in-law. After their seven children had grown up, he left the firm, and they left Los Angeles for Napa, where they owned Silverado Vineyards. She is survived by her husband; children Christopher Miller, Joanna Miller, Tamara Diane Miller, Jennifer Miller-Goff, Walter Elias Disney Miller, Ronald Miller and Patrick Miller; grandchildren Annabelle Rey, Nick Runeare, Ryan Scheer, Sam Goff, Danielle Durham, Sebastian Runeare, Charlotte Goff, Lily Goff, Haley Scheer, Reilly Miller, Madeline Goff, William Miller and Elias Miller; and great-granddaughter Stella Durham.