Arthur Benedict Griffin ’36

Griff died Nov. 22, 2000, at home in Stuart, Fla. He also summered in Christmas Cove, Maine. Before entering Princeton, he prepared at the Berkshire School.

Prior to moving to Florida, he was treasurer and a board member of the Englewood [N.J.] Hospital and chair of the Englewood Community Chest.

He retired in 1973 as a senior vice president of Bankers Trust Co. of NYC. He also was a founding director of Bankers Trust Co. of Florida.

In 1942 he began WWII service as a private and returned to inactive duty in 1946 as a major in the OSS in the European theater, where he was awarded two battle stars.

He was an excellent golfer and also enjoyed tennis and boating.

Griff was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Anderson Bennett. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Janet McCoy Griffin, daughter of W. Logan McCoy '06, a former trustee of Princeton; his sons, Arthur B. III and David E.; a daughter, Jane, and four grandchildren.

The Class of 1936