Roger W. Griffin ’63

Roger W. Griffin ’63 died on October 10, 2023, of progressive supranuclear palsy. He was born in Niskayuna, New York, where he lived most of his life. He was active in the Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout. He retained an interest in scouting and was involved in Troop 40, which was affiliated with the Niskayuna Reformed Church. Roger was president of the first graduating class (1959) of Niskayuna High School, where he was in Boys State and played football. During summers he worked in a lumber mill near Ticonderoga, New York. He attended Dartmouth and graduated from the University of Maine in 1967. Roger worked for the New York State Department of Social Services for 25 years. After retiring he and wife Carol, who was also from Niskayuna, operated a farm. They were avid gardeners and grew flowers and vegetables and chopped firewood they sold locally and through a roadside stand. Roger was predeceased by Carol; he is survived by three children, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.