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10/14/2022 03:30 PMMontserrat Carmen Miller died peacefully on Oct. 1 in Atlanta after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her loving circle of family and friends.
Montserrat was born on March 28, 1969, at the military hospital of Fort Belvoir, Virginia to (USCG) Captain Alan and Clara Miller. She grew up in Springfield, Virginia and loved spending summers with her extended family in Costa Brava, Spain.
Montserrat received a Bachelor of Arts in government and politics from George Mason University before earning her Juris Doctor from American University Washington College of Law. She began her distinguished law career in the U.S. Senate as Judiciary Committee Counsel to Senator Dianne Feinstein before serving as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration, and Naturalization Service, through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. She continued her work in immigration and data privacy as a Partner at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP in both the Washington, D.C. and Atlanta offices. Throughout her career, Montserrat was guided by her tenacious commitment to the rights of all people seeking a new home in the United States.
Montserrat sought out the friendship and company of people like herself: change makers with big hearts. Whether at the office, at church, on the golf course, on epic outdoor adventures, in her world travels, or paddle boarding on the marsh near her beloved house in Rehoboth, Montserrat made a lasting impact on the many people she encountered, creating lifelong friendships and indelible memories.
In February of 2018, Montserrat met the love of her life, Mignon Crawford, on a blind date. The couple lived in separate cities for less than a year before Montserrat left Washington, D.C. to make a home with Mignon in Atlanta. They were married at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta on Sept. 18, 2021, followed by a ridiculously joyful celebration with family and friends.
Montserrat is survived by her wife Mignon; her mother Clara; nieces, Valentina and Gabriella Miller; uncle Josep Gonzalez, aunt Marivi Rodriguez, and cousin Oriol Gonzalez; aunt Marla Keesee and cousins, Lorna, Jonathan and Danielle Keesee; countless friends and two devoted cats. Montserrat was predeceased by her father (USCG) Captain Alan Miller; her brother Timothy Miller; and her beloved grandparents.
The family would like to thank her health care team at Emory Winship Cancer Institute and Georgia Cancer Specialists for their compassionate and professional care. The family also thanks Montserrat’s fiercely loving friends who rushed to be by her side in her final days: Francki DiFrancesco, Anjali Chaturvedi, Mosh Nevins, and Kamala Vasagam.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 435 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA., with a reception following.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in honor of Montserrat’s ministry with the altar guild.