Dan, and sister, Christy. The son of Dan H. Griffin and Bess Avera Griffin, Jim descended from ‘89ers and
early Edmond settlers, and grew up in Oklahoma City.
He died peacefully at home in Oklahoma City on December 31, 2018, at the age of 69, following
extended illnesses. Mr. Griffin is survived by Ruth Orcutt Griffin, his best friend and wife of 42 years,
son, James Samuel Griffin and daughter, Laura Bess Griffin, sisters, Daneille Grimes (Mrs. Gerry) of
Norcross, Georgia, Christy Thomas (Mrs. Jim), and Janelle Hernandez of Tulsa, Oklahoma, nieces and
nephews. He is also survived by faithful friends he kept from years past and enjoyed so much.
He graduated from Putnam City High School, attended Oklahoma State University, and served in the
National Guard. In early years he worked for Griffin Drilling Company and his own drilling company, and
later became co-owner of Allied Medequip and Med-Depot, a durable medical equipment company, in which his great mechanical abilities, inherited from both sides of his family, were put to use.
Jim was a kind, generous, and easy-going man, loving art, music, travel, good food and especially his
family. He had a great (sly?) sense of humor and loved a good story, joke or magic trick….gifts which
never faded. He could be said to be a life-long learner, with a wealth of knowledge and memory on
science and other subjects.
Jim was a creative cook who could pull together a gourmet meal at an early age. He prowled estate sales
in Oklahoma City, coming home with original paintings and clever art works. He learned to paint and
had an artist’s eye. As a teen he played bass guitar in a band until a drilling accident injured his thumb,
cutting short his career.
He traveled the states with his family while growing up and his drilling job, and later his own family
spent time in the Santa Fe area where they would relax at a cabin by the Pecos River in New Mexico. He
also fished with friends at Lake of the Arbuckles. New Orleans was a favorite vacation spot with Ruthie
and friends.
He will be missed by many for his humor and fun-loving personality.
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