Shirley Ann Griggs
Shirley Ann Griggs of Chappaqua, NY, passed away on December 17. She was the daughter of Cecil and Ann Griggs. Dr. Griggs attended the Grosse Pointe, MI, public schools, graduating from Dominican High School in 1949. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1953, her Masters degree from Northwestern University in 1956, and her Doctor of Education degree from Columbia University in 1967. Dr. Griggs began her career as a teacher, counselor, and then assistant principal in the Detroit Public Schools. From 1963 to 1998 she was a professor of counselor education at St. John's University in New York. She published extensively in professional journals, and authored and edited numerous books on counseling and learning styles. She has funded scholarships at St. John's University for graduate students in counselor education. Dr. Griggs was a member of St. John and Mary Church in Chappaqua and served on the Parish Council, and as a Eucharistic Minister for the homebound. She volunteered at Twigs Thrift Shop, was a docent at the New Castle Historical Society, and was a member of the Mohegan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. With her sister...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
orothy Griggs, they traveled the world, visiting numerous countries on seven continents. Dr. Griggs was predeceased by her mother, father, and sister, Dorothy. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday at St. John and Mary Church, 15 St. John's Place, Chappaqua, NY. Visitation will be at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, 418 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY Wednesday 2-8PM. Additional visitation will take place in Michigan on Sunday, December 25th from 11am - 3pm and Monday, December 26th from 12d Noon - 8pm at Chas. Verheyden, Inc., 16300 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Park. Funeral Services in Michigan will take place Tuesday, December 27th; Instate 9:30am until the time of Mass, 10:00am, at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, 157 Lake Shore Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms. Internment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township. Donations may be made to St. John and Mary Church or your favorite charity.
