Royce Miles, a former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel executive, died unexpectedly on April 3 at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha with his family by his side, the Journal Sentinel reports. He was 54.
Miles moved through the production ranks at the newspaper, becoming the newspaper’s executive vice president and general manager, the No. 2 spot to the publisher. He later held the title of Managing Director of Operations for Journal Media Group, Inc.
Miles was part of the team that planned and helped fully open the Journal Sentinel‘s West Milwaukee printing plant in 2003. The plant will print its last papers next month.
Miles gravitated to printing and graphic design while in high school, and eventually found his way to The Washington Post, where he started as a press operator trainee. He was part of a program that enabled employees to pursue degrees at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he eventually received his Bachelor of Science degree. He went on to earn an Executive Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
George Stanley, editor of the Journal Sentinel, recalled Miles’ passion for the job and his fellow workers.
“Royce helped lead the Journal Sentinel through a difficult time of industry transition with his integrity, honesty and deep concern for our employees and for serving our community,” Stanley said.
The funeral service was April 5, in Kenosha. Memorials to support his grandson’s education would be appreciated.
