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Just found out ... now understand why my calls and emails were not returned for a while.. farewell to a best friend and tennis partner - miss you buddy. Condolences to Josh, Jenniffer and family...
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Birth date: Dec 10, 1951 Death date: Jul 10, 2022
Judd Evans Griffith, having lived an active and full life, passed away at his home in Sunrise, FL July 10th, 2022 after a brief illness. Judd was born on December 10, 1951, in Salem, Ohio to the late Byron and Elane (Hiscox) Griff Read Obituary
Just found out ... now understand why my calls and emails were not returned for a while.. farewell to a best friend and tennis partner - miss you buddy. Condolences to Josh, Jenniffer and family...
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It's been a few weeks now and I keep wanting to facetime with him. We started doing this a few years ago and we both enjoyed it. But until our last call neither one of us remembered which button to push to end the call. We sounded like the Golden Girls trying to split an atom.
When he was feeling good there was no one like him. He would tell stories about how much fun he had going to Publix to get fresh veggies, riding his bike and chatting with the staff who got to know him. He was on a first name basis with his pharmacist and many folks in the natural health profession. He joined a yoga class, He trained in Reiki and energy work to help himself and others. This work was a natural high for him. We may have had our issues but age and reality leveled the field and we became closer over time. The last 20 years were the best!
Jennifer and Josh both share different aspects of Juddism's. His stubbornness, humor, passion for golf and tennis and his love of family. His grandkids were like a tonic for him and Judd thought they were amazing!
I loved my brother who became my friend and miss him.
Steph
Judd was a true gentleman; my condolences to his family and other loved ones.
Grew up with Judd in the Spruce Street neighborhood in Lisbon, Ohio. In the summertime all the neighborhood kids would play together all day long - war in the ravine, baseball in the empty lot beside Culler’s house, rainy days playing board games or card games on my family’s large enclosed back porch, and shooting hoops to see who could get to goal first whether it be 21 or Horse. RIP Judd. Prayers and condolences for his family. - Mary Ann Gray
Josh and Jennifer, Grandma and Pap-Pap send our deepest sympathy for the loss of your dad, Judd. We had many happy times and are grateful for you as grandchildren. Our prayers are with you at this sad time.
Love, Grandma and Pap-Pap Williams
My deepest sympathy to the family. I grew up with Judd and remember trading baseball cards with him.My brother was on his dad's team and told him that he ran fine he just stayed in one place too long.Judd and his dad were great people and it was a joy to grow up around them
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Sorry to hear of your loss Mark,Zayne,Zander Abrams
Judd's mother and my mother were twins and we all grew up in a very close family in Lisbon. Judd's dad was one of my favorite people and I was proud
to be named after him. (he was in the war when I was born in 1943)
When talking to Steffy we always chatted about Judd and family.
I am so pleased he has such a loving and caring family.
My husband and our family send our sincere sympathy.
Melinda Byron Calhoun Miller.
My father always told me stories about growing up in Lisbon. From playing army with his friends all day to hitting a baseball and breaking a stained glass window of the church on the corner and running away…. He loved telling me about the small town life where you could knock on any door and someone would know your name and take you in.
His two favorite memories are pitching against his father’s little league team. His dad was coaching on first base and jawing him all game (lovingly) but my father made it his mission to pitch a great game and beat his father’s team. He did. He was overjoyed and dropped everything to run straight home to tell his sister and mother that he won. My dad taught his dad golf and he would always tell me with a smile about when his father would hit a bad shot and would bang his clubs on the ground. He respected and loved him very much.
The second story he always talked about was when he was the starting point guard (#15 in the picture) of the historic 1970 Lisbon basketball team. For a small town they made a very deep run that year and between the team’s spaghetti dinners the night before a game and the excitement of the caravan of cars following the team bus it seemed like one the best times of his life. He always told me it was just like the movie Hoosiers.
For me personally I was very close to my father. In Georgia between 2006 and 2018 my father and I played 41 seasons of doubles tennis together. We always had dinner after the match and we talked about life (and afterlife) often. I could’t have been closer too another human being and he would say the same.
He battled and fought many health problems over the years and never gave up even at the end. His doctors always said he wouldn’t last long yet he kept fighting and even outlived some of his doctors. His perseverance was astonishing.
My father was a class act and lived his life “like a boy-scout.”
I am so happy I had him as a father and wouldn’t change a thing.
His belief was that all the people in his life are all apart of the same tribe and we will all be together again in some way.
Rest easy dad you did your job.
Love you always,
Joshua
My sincere sympathy and support for Josh, Jennifer, Federico and Stephanie in the loss of your dad, father-in-law, and brother. You often put your father deservedly on a pedestal like the tennis trophy he won with Josh in 2013. He was a wonderful dad and loved his family dearly. I will miss sharing fun stories about the little ones and pictures of their activities.
Love, Mom (Judy)