Miller received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Temple in 1982. Folks can look at my story and say, Maybe I will take a chance on this person or Maybe I will give this person an opportunity. Hopefully one of the outcomes of this story is that it shows people that you can give someone a second chance., He continued, My hope is that the book is received for what it is, with the intention to help motivate and inspire people, to help change the perception of formerly incarcerated people and to help that 16-year-old Larry Miller thats out there, thats about to do something stupid or crazy. He also knows not everyone will forgive him. That belief took years for Miller to realize. Aside from the book, Miller has other plans to help change the perception of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, which includes upcoming work with Philadelphia-area nonprofits The Vera Institute Justice and Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Center School. Earlier that month, a member of that gang had been stabbed to death by a rival from the 53rd and Pine Streets gang. At this point, he has said he wants to do this and has agreed this would be a good way to honor the legacy. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Standing in the corner strictly as an observer, Marrero described it as very emotional and that he had not expected Mack to tell Miller that she forgave him. They want to make sure he follows through with the things that he said he wants to do.. Larry Miller has written a book revealing that at age 16, in 1965, he murdered someone. Arline suggested the scholarship should start with direct descendants of Whites, including her children, as well as her brothers children. I was a 16-year-old drunk gangbanger, but thats not an excuse for what I did. He was looking down and said, You would have been right to do so. And he apologized again., That first meeting had been set up to hear from Mr. Miller, who apologized for his actions from 50-odd years ago. Mr Miller, who is now 72, was in a West Philadelphia gang called Cedar Avenue at the time and that a member of his crew had been stabbed to death earlier that month by members of rival gang 53rd and Pine . So all I can do is try to do what I can to help other people and try to maybe prevent this from happening to someone else.". Edward David Whites sister, Barbara Mack, keeps an album with a photograph of him and accounts of his death. He spent most of his teens and 20s in prison or juvenile detention facilities, he told Sports Illustrated, including for his role in the teenager's death. He then served time and while there changed directions on his journey. For one, crime is still a problem in America. Nike executive Larry Miller spoke to "The News With Shepard Smith" about his troubled past and his new memoir. If you change your mind, go to Notifications in the menu to enable browser notifications. Mr. Millers father worked at a factory that made drywall; his mother was a stay-at-home parent. Arline, 55, told the Times that she's not yet "100 percent forgiving" but hopes to be one day. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Acknowledging that recognizing White in the book before it was published would have been a key part of telling that story, the attorney said, That was definitely a faulty step from their side. Four years after Mr. Whites death, Ms. Hobbs married and had two more children. "If nothing else comes out of this book the mostimportant thing for me is to beable to know that inspite of the pain and hurt Icaused their family, thatthey're willing to forgive me," Miller said this week on "The News with Shepard Smith. address for this purpose at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according Each of Whites relatives addressed Miller, according to the attorney. We also encourage everyone to report any crime incident they witness as soon as possible. Edward David White in a family photo album. and Larry Miller, chairman of Nike's Michael Jordan Brand. Mr Miller said they were all drunk and he was in a haze when they came across Mr White. While murders are down from their early-90s peaks in most major American cities, in other cities and neighborhoods its as bad as it ever was. Edward Whites son Hasan Adams, who was just eight months old when his father was shot dead by Mr Miller, told the New York Times he didnt even know who his dads killer was until the sports boss publicly revealed his secret last month. He is Larry Miller, now 72, a former team president of the Portland Trail Blazers and the head of the Michael Jordan brand at Nike. Miller told Beck that none of his employers ever knew about his crime, and for a time the only one of his children who knew was his oldest daughter, who had to visit him in prison but the memory plagued him with nightmares and migraines throughout his life.