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Doctors unsure of why a man’s kidneys failed. He’s among 3,000 in need of an organ statewide

Staff photo by Abby White / Greg Miller, left, and Gloria Miller pose for a portrait at the Walden Club on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Greg Miller is on a waitlist for a kidney donation.
Staff photo by Abby White / Greg Miller, left, and Gloria Miller pose for a portrait at the Walden Club on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Greg Miller is on a waitlist for a kidney donation. Staff photo by Abby White / Greg Miller, left, and Gloria Miller pose for a portrait at the Walden Club on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Greg Miller is on a waitlist for a kidney donation.


After spending his career as an oceanographer, Greg Miller devoted himself to his many passions, including volunteering, master gardening and wine making.

A former president of the Performing Arts League, Greg Miller and his wife, Gloria Miller, moved to Chattanooga for retirement, and the pair traveled a lot before he unexpectedly went into kidney failure, they said in an interview.

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In February 2021, Greg Miller said his kidney function was 70%. He hadn’t noticed anything but went to his annual checkup in July of that year before learning it had significantly decreased to 29%.