Kurt Miller, a Winnetka veterinarian who gave his all for people and pets, passes away
Last Tuesday, we got to count all the ways he was. A champion of companion animals, Dr. Miller, 56, a much loved North Shore veterinarian with a pachyderm-sized clientele, died suddenly at his home Tuesday. Although he had recovered from COVID-19 late last year, his sudden death was a stunner. Well-known and loved in the community, the man known as “Dr. Kurt” was a maestro in the magisterium of dogs and cats wiggling their way through his office since setting up his own shop, the Winnetka Animal Hospital, in 2007. “I’m still crying,” said Marilyn Wirtz, wife of Blackhawks owner ...