Tamen grew up in North Newton, Newton, and Wichita in Kansas. He started college at Wichita State University when he was 16 years old. At the time, he was the youngest pledge president in the history of national Kappa Sigma fraternity. On the National Student Exchange Program, he studied one semester at California State University-Chico. Tamen graduated from The Evergreen State College with a B.A. with an emphasis in education and economics in 2012.
Tamen served in AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service) as a reading tutor in Omak, Washington and Fort Collins, Colorado. He loved teaching children to read, play chess and basketball.
He was a former volunteer at Stand Up For Kids, a nonprofit organization in Olympia, Washington, which helps homeless youth get on their feet.
Tamen wrote "My So Called Digital Life" a satirical book about online social media. He also was active in legalizing marijuana in Washington State and was chair of the Public Relations committee for a major political party in Thurston County.
Tamen was a kind and gentle soul who loved God, people and animals. His intellect, sense of humor, and friendship and love will be greatly missed by family and friends. We look forward to seeing him again in Heaven.
Tamen is survived by his parents Vincent and Priscilla Miller, 11 aunts and uncles, and 44 cousins. Service details for Tamen are to be determined for a later date.
