Shirley Ann Griggs
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Shirley Ann Griggs of Chappaqua passed away on Dec. 17. She was 91.
She was the daughter of Cecil and Ann Griggs. Griggs attended Grosse Point, Mich. public schools, graduating from Dominican High School in 1949. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1953, her master’s degree from Northwestern University in 1956 and her Doctor of Education degree from Columbia University in 1967.
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.
Griggs was a member of The Church of Saint John and Saint Mary 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, Dorothy Griggs, they traveled the world, visiting numerous countries on seven continents.
Griggs was predeceased by her mother, father and sister Dorothy.
A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22 at The Church of Saint John and Saint Mary, 15 St. John’s Place in Chappaqua. Visitation will be at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, 418 Bedford Rd. in Pleasantville on Wednesday, Dec. 21 from 2 to 8 p.m. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township, Mich.
Donations may be made to The Church of Saint John and Saint Mary or your favorite charity.
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