Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MILES, JACK BRYANT October 20, 2016
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News Star World - December 11, 2016
JACK BRYANT MILES


A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jack Bryant Miles will be held 
at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at St. Paul's United Methodist 
Church in Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm until time of service.

Jack was born in Monroe, LA on November 10, 1966, and died on October 20, 
2016, at his residence in Bessemer, AL following a sudden illness. A 
graveside service was held on October 29, 2016 at Elmwood Cemetery in 
Birmingham, AL.

He is survived by his mother, Glenda "Jerri" Miles; sister, Brenda Miles 
Tarver (Cleve); nephews, Matthew Branch (Liana) and Jacob Branch; and niece, 
Kaitlin Tarver all of Monroe, LA. He is preceded in death by his father, 
Ruben Daniel Miles; grandparents, Ruben C. and Margaret Miles of Bessemer, 
AL and Jerome and Geneva Arnold, Sr. of Hilliard, FL.

Jack was a 1985 graduate of Catholic High School in Little Rock, AR and was 
an active member of the CHS and Little Rock Dolphins Swim Teams. Early in 
high school, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was a distinguished 
member of the BSA Order of the Arrow Honor Society. In May of 1987, he 
earned an Associate of Arts degree from Northern Iowa Area Community College 
in Mason City. He continued his studies at the University of Nebraska at 
Lincoln and later earned a B.A. in History from Columbia University in New 
York, NY.

After college, he followed in his father's footsteps by honorably serving in 
the United States Air Force for eight years. Most of his Air Force career 
was spent overseas in the Air Intelligence Agency Squadron at Osan Air Force 
Base in South Korea and Mildenhall RAF in Suffolk, England. In 1998, he was 
assigned to an Operation Desert Storm special intelligence mission tour at 
Prince Sultan Air Base in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. During his Air Force 
career, Jack was awarded an AF Achievement Medal, Joint Service Commendation 
Medal, AF Longevity Service Award, AF Outstanding Unit Award, National 
Defense Service Medal and an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal among others. 
After retiring from the Air Force, he returned to the United States and 
entered the civilian workforce as a Classified Security Lead with top U.S. 
government defense contractors including Boeing Missile Defense and the 
Sierra Nevada Corporation.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Paul's United 
Methodist Church, 1901 Lexington Ave., Monroe, LA 71201 or to the charity of 
your choice

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