Colin Andrew Miller of Franklin, Massachusetts passed away at the age of 23 on August 14, 2025 after a battle with the complications of congestive heart failure. Colin lived both a well-loved life filled with simple pleasures and adventures and also a challenging life filled with many illnesses and hospitalizations. Colin was a delightful, charismatic young man who brightened every room he entered with his smile and positive attitude.
Colin was born in Winchester, Massachusetts on April 2, 2002 and attended the special needs programs of Franklin elementary schools until transferring to the residential program at Amego, Inc. for children with autism in March 2016. The wonderful, compassionate teachers, nurses and staff at Amego encouraged Colin’s incredibly curious nature and supported his intellectual developmental needs. In April 2024, Colin graduated from the Amego children’s program and smoothly transitioned to their residential adult services and day program.
Colin especially loved his family, children’s movies, internet shopping, restaurants and holidays. Colin’s ability to cuddle and snuggle was unmatched; his warm, friendly presence and infectious laugh could cheer up even the saddest day. Colin steadily accumulated the largest holiday decoration collection imaginable – both indoor and outdoor – through frequent trips to retail and craft stores and relentless searches on Amazon and eBay websites. Colin also enjoyed going to the lake house, boat rides, fireplaces, mini-golf, bowling, arcades, stuffed animals (“bunny” and “poof” went everywhere with him), space toys, pasta, and ice cream. Colin eagerly anticipated the presents, festivities, food and treats associated with his birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
Colin courageously and bravely faced a myriad of health and physical developmental issues throughout his entire life. Colin was frequently hospitalized for pneumonia, sepsis and other infections while also valiantly enduring splenomegaly, liver disease, painful kyphosis, osteomyelitis, diabetes, edema and aplastic anemia. Colin relied on the medical professionals at Franklin Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital for their expertise and caring support.
Colin is survived by his parents, Richard and Sharon (Pellerin) Miller, and brother, Joshua. Colin was adored by eight aunts and uncles: Robin Miller, Keith Miller, Marianne Knops (husband Scott), Matthew Miller (wife Lisa), Michelle White (husband Eric), Eileen Cilento (husband Matthew), Thomas Pellerin (wife Rita) and John Pellerin (wife Christina) and loved by seventeen cousins: Madeline Behnke, Connor McCannon, Alyse Miller, Tierney Miller, Cassidy Knops, Elena Knops, Dayne Miller, Sean Knops, Oliver Miller, Tucker Miller, Kimberly Cilento, Andrew Cilento, Christopher Pellerin, Jonathan Pellerin, Marissa Pellerin, Jocelyn White and Caitlyn Pellerin. Colin was preceded in death by his grandparents: Russell Miller, Delores Miller, John Pellerin and Agnes Pellerin.
Visitation will be held at the Charles F. Oteri & Son Funeral Home, 33 Cottage Street, Franklin on Friday, August 22, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Colin’s funeral Mass at St. Mary's Church, One Church Square, Franklin, on Saturday, August 23, at 10:00 AM. Those attending are kindly asked to proceed directly to the church. Burial will follow at the parish cemetery.
Following the burial, all are invited to join the family for a Celebration of Life at the Kraft Group building, adjacent to Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place, Foxboro, beginning at 12:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Colin’s memory may be made to Amego, Inc. amegoinc.org/give-now .
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