Miles D. Burke, age 82, passed away on February 20, 2019, in Phoenix, AZ. Miles was born on February 21, 1936, in Grand Junction, CO, to parents Miles and Leona Burke. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Engineering from the University of Portland with Magna Cum Laude Honors. Upon graduation he moved to New Jersey where he accepted a job with RCA Defense Electronics Products. He did his graduate studies at University of Pennsylvania in electrical engineering and Arizona State University in digital hardware design and microprogramming.
He later moved to Phoenix, AZ where he worked for Motorola for 15 years, before starting up several successful consulting companies over his lifetime. Miles then made the move from electrical engineering to system process design. He noticed that the current methodology of system design had its limitations and so he created his own design methodology called Holo. Those in his field found this methodology to be far superior and efficient.
Miles is preceded in death by his loving wife Julia Burke and his brothers James Burke and Bradford Burke. Miles is survived by his son James Burke (Sue) of Phoenix, AZ, daughter Maria Robert of Glendale, AZ, son Joseph Burke of Phoenix, AZ and Julia’s daughter Beth Kabele (Dan) of Portland, OR. Miles enjoyed his grandchildren Zachary, Michael, Matthew, Mackenzie, Stephen, Peter, Luke, James and Benjamin and two great-grandchildren Olivia and Charlotte. Miles was a great family man and a loving father. Aside from his love of designing software he was an accomplished pianist, enjoyed playing golf and refurbishing player pianos. Miles was a man of faith and a member of the St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish.
A Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2019, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., with a Vigil Service at 7:00 P.M., at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, March 1, 2019, at 10:30 A.M., at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 2312 E. Campbell Avenue, Phoenix. Interment to follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to APDA, www.apdaparkinson.org/
Condolences may be expressed at www.whitneymurphyfuneralhome.com
Kelly Fillmore
If we have forgotten to show our Gratitude enough for all the thing you did, We’re thanking you now, and we are hoping you knew all along, how much you meant to us!
Your presents will be forever missed!
My love and prayers go out to the entire family!
Mimi Molina
Miles and his family walked me into St. Thomas almost fifty years ago and it was the first time I remember being in church. His faith and what he instilled in his children had a profound impact on me. As an adult I saw his love in action with his wife and children and appreciated his sense of humor.
His love, faith and humor will live on in his children and grandchildren.
Jeffery Tease
My sincere condolences. Continued prayers for the family.
Nick Tsontakis
Our condolences to the family. May his memory be eternal.
Maria gloria Sanchez
First of all want thank Godand then Miles and Julie it was beautiful to be with you as a care giver and part of you beautiful family it’s a blessing to meet people like you,and I want to thank all his children and Beth for letting me part of the family Miles now you are with Julie and she’s really happy I love you both praise God in Jesus name.
Frank Ennis
So many memories of my experiences with this great man. We enjoyed our time on the golf course. At work, nothing compared to walking into his office with a block eraser, pencil, and paper (white with no lines) to sit with the wizard to gain his design insight on system problems. Long live Holo.
Dave Hickie
I just found out about Miles passing through the Motorola Alumni bulletin. My condolences to his family also. And I wanted to add that he made many contributions to Motorola, including the creation and design of our inventory system which lasted at least 25 years. He was one of the brightest minds we ever had. When he left he told me that thanks to the experiences he had at motorola he felt confident he could be successful in consulting. i am so glad he was. God Bless.