Birth date: Feb 20, 1946 Death date: Apr 18, 2026
Herman Griggs was born on February 20, 1946, to Albert and Jessie Mae Griggs in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A lifelong resident of the area, Herman attended Riverside High School. He was a dedicated and hard worker, eventually retirin Read Obituary
I will never forget the gyrocopter!
“Uncle Herman was the one who first reached out to me and kept me bonded to the Griggs family. He always took the time to check on me and keep me connected with what was going on in the family. I will truly miss his funny social media posts and the joy they brought. I’ll always remember his love for antique cars and the passion he had for them. Most of all, I’m grateful for the way he made me feel loved and included. He will always hold a special place in my heart and will never be forgotten.”
-Kelvin Lee Griggs
I genuinely cannot remember when I first met Herman. He was more like family than my actual family, I loved to go up to campus and visit him. He and my dad would prank each other - or maybe dad just pranked him I can't actually remember if Herman ever pranked him back - and Herman always jokes that as long as they were standing around and he was keeping people from working, then he was doing his job of preventing maintenance (since his department was "preventive maintenance"). I remember one year when I went over to his home to watch the air show they used to have, because his home had a great view of the flight path.
I wish there was a way to condense a lifetime of someone closer than my uncle into a memory that can capture just who Herman was, and who he was to me. I'm glad he's Home, but I'm not glad he's not here anymore.
Thanks for being a great and wonderful man on God‘s green earth and teaching me as a young man how to grow to be an adult growing up with your sons and making me feel part of the family at a very young age and I just want to say thank you. Keeping the Greek family in prayer.
