December 31, 2004: Headlines: COS - Jamaica: Obituaries: Lexington Herald Leader: Jamaica RPCV William Thomas Griggs II dies
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December 31, 2004: Headlines: COS - Jamaica: Obituaries: Lexington Herald Leader: Jamaica RPCV William Thomas Griggs II dies
Jamaica RPCV William Thomas Griggs II dies
Jamaica RPCV William Thomas Griggs II dies
Obituary: William Thomas Griggs II
Finance loses a spiritual man, his 'easy grin'
By Jim Jordan
The 53-year-old president of Dupree & Co. died Oct. 14 following an unexpected heart attack.
The loss of William Thomas Griggs II was "a deep personal shock to all of us here," wrote Thomas P. Dupree, the chairman of Dupree & Co., in a Nov. 15 letter to shareholders.
The company was able to continue business as usual, but "that still does not fill the hole in our lives made by Bill's absence," Dupree wrote.
"I miss his easy grin and his frequent drop-bys to point out an interesting article in some financial journal, or just to relate something that happened in his church or family life," he continued. "Bill had a strong spiritual base, and I pray that will serve to strengthen his family in the days to come."
Mr. Griggs was born in Henderson and raised in Morganfield. He graduated from Union County High School and entered the University of Kentucky, where he earned a business degree in 1973.
He spent a year with the Peace Corps in Jamaica and then earned a master's degree in business administration at the University of Denver in 1979 before returning to Lexington as executive vice president of Dupree & Co.
The company is the investment adviser to Dupree Mutual Funds, and Mr. Griggs managed Dupree's investment portfolio for much of his 15-year career with Dupree.
He was a member of the Family Worship Center, a teacher at the Word of Faith Bible College, member of the Rotary Club, K Men's Club and Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Survivors include his wife, Susan Ann McNulty Griggs, and five children.
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Story Source: Lexington Herald Leader
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