- Date Of Birth: June 13, 1951
- Date Of Death: July 05, 2024
- State: Virginia
Thomas Robert Griffin, Sr., 73, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2024. He is preceded in death by his parents, Francis Seward Griffin and Mary Virginia Jenkins Drewery.Tommie was born in Isle of Wight County and was a resident of Suffolk and Isle of Wight for his entire life. He was raised a farmer’s kid, working alongside his Dad on the family farm. He began his working life as a Teacher and then worked for Smith Douglas, which later became Royster Clark, in chemicals and fertilizer sales and service. He raised chickens for Perdue, ran a convenience store and a fertilizer business, and was a peanut broker for Birdsong and Hancock Peanut Company. He later worked as a financial planner, helping numerous school employees in many school systems retire with a solid plan to benefit themselves in their golden years. He coached little league for many years, was active in both the Isle of Wight and Holland communities, and was a longtime member of Holland Baptist Church and Woodland United Methodist Church. Tommie was a graduate of NC State and loved the Wolfpack. He was a member of Wyanoke Hunt Club and Griffin Hunt Club. In his later years, Tommie loved to travel with his wife Becky and play golf.
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