IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Thomas M
Griffin
September 12, 1922 – November 11, 2010
Obituary
Thomas McLean Griffin died peacefully at Bertram House in Swampscott on Thursday, November 11th. He was 88 years old.
Born on the shores of Lake Placid, New York, to Nathaniel Edward and Anne McLean Griffin, Mac was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts along with his older brother, Nathaniel, who passed away this summer. He was a student at the Darrow School and Phillips Academy, Andover, before attending Harvard College. He ultimately graduated from Harvard Law School, though his studies were interrupted by World War II, when he served as a young officer in the Navy. Following law school, Mac married Hope Wiswall of Salem, where he and she settled to raise their family of four children.
Mac practiced law primarily as the General Counsel of what was then known as the First National Bank of Boston. His interests, though, were wide and varied. He was actively involved in the Salem Athaeneum, a long-standing board member of the Harmony Grove Cemetery, a member of the Whiting Club, a teaching Commander in the naval reserve, and a vigorous member of the First Church Unitarian in Salem. He was an avid skier, tennis, and bridge player. Later in his life he took up drawing and produced many depictions of the historic houses of Salem.
Mac was known to be a gregarious and engaging friend to all. He had a remarkable capacity to make connections with people wherever he went. Most importantly, in the last decade of his life he was an unflagging, devoted, and loving support to his wife, Hopie, who died in April last year after a decade long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his children Richard, Anne, Tom, and David, and his seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 20th at 11am at the First Church in Salem. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the ASPCA or to the Bertram House of either Salem or Swampscott.
For online guest book or additional information please contact the Murphy Funeral 85 Federal St, Salem, tel. 978 744 0497 or visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com.
Born on the shores of Lake Placid, New York, to Nathaniel Edward and Anne McLean Griffin, Mac was raised in Springfield, Massachusetts along with his older brother, Nathaniel, who passed away this summer. He was a student at the Darrow School and Phillips Academy, Andover, before attending Harvard College. He ultimately graduated from Harvard Law School, though his studies were interrupted by World War II, when he served as a young officer in the Navy. Following law school, Mac married Hope Wiswall of Salem, where he and she settled to raise their family of four children.
Mac practiced law primarily as the General Counsel of what was then known as the First National Bank of Boston. His interests, though, were wide and varied. He was actively involved in the Salem Athaeneum, a long-standing board member of the Harmony Grove Cemetery, a member of the Whiting Club, a teaching Commander in the naval reserve, and a vigorous member of the First Church Unitarian in Salem. He was an avid skier, tennis, and bridge player. Later in his life he took up drawing and produced many depictions of the historic houses of Salem.
Mac was known to be a gregarious and engaging friend to all. He had a remarkable capacity to make connections with people wherever he went. Most importantly, in the last decade of his life he was an unflagging, devoted, and loving support to his wife, Hopie, who died in April last year after a decade long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his children Richard, Anne, Tom, and David, and his seven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 20th at 11am at the First Church in Salem. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the ASPCA or to the Bertram House of either Salem or Swampscott.
For online guest book or additional information please contact the Murphy Funeral 85 Federal St, Salem, tel. 978 744 0497 or visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com.
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