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Laura Elizabeth Griffin, whom almost everyone simply called “La,” died at the Hamptons Care Center for Rehabilition and Nursing, on May 12, 2018, surrounded by her immediate family. She was 94 and had lived a long, dignified, and full life.
Born in Canada, Ms. Griffin and her sister, along with her parents, navigated the Great Depression by moving to Hamilton, Ontario. She owned a florist shop in Canada for seven years before moving to Valhalla, New York, to be closer to her sister and her family.
Ms. Griffin became a U.S. citizen in 1958 and embarked on a long and successful career as a trust officer for the Bank of New York. Upon retiring from the bank, she moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and spent 13 happy years under skies of “Carolina blue.” While there, she volunteered as a Big Sister, became a guardian ad litem for disadvantaged children, qualified as a master gardener, and enjoyed the company of her many Carolina friends.
In 1997, she returned to Sag Harbor to be closer to her remaining family. She volunteered at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum and became a valued member of the Center for Creative Retirement at the former Southampton College. In her quiet hours she enjoyed sketching, painting, handicrafts, and gardening.
Ms. Griffin is survived by two nieces, Claire Lyons of Greenport and Laura Lyons of Southampton; four great-nieces and two great-great-nephews.
A memorial service will be held at the O’Connell-Rothwell Funeral Home in Southampton on Saturday, May 19, at 11 a.m. Ms. Griffin’s cremated remains will be interred at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Valhalla.
on May 14, 2018