Terry Griffith
Aug. 17, 1943-Aug. 9, 2025
Reno, Nevada
Terry L. Griffith
August 17, 1943 – August 9, 2025
Terry Griffith passed away on August 9 after a prolonged illness. He was a resident of Menlo Park for 45 years. Terry was born to Joseph and Mary Griffith in Covington, KY, and was raised in Cincinnati, OH. After graduating from high school, where he excelled in football and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, he enlisted in the Air Force, where he served tours of duty in Thailand and at the Strategic Air Command in Nebraska. Following his military duty, he completed Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Administration.
Terry was an accomplished businessman. He was recruited from a public accounting firm in Cincinnati to join Picker X-ray in South San Francisco as Controller. He held several senior corporate financial positions, including at GE Financial, software developer SDI and Fox and Carskadon Financial in Menlo Park, CA., before venturing out as a business owner. He owned F.A.R. Performance Automotive in Mt. View, and later owned AAMCO Transmission & Total Car Care shops in Mt. View and Campbell. He enjoyed fly fishing and was a member of the San Francisco Peninsula Fly Fishers. In his earlier years he was also a licensed private pilot, and a recreational sailor and skier. He was fond of animals, and they were naturally drawn to him.
Family was the center of Terry’s life. He was a dedicated Little League coach for his son and loved nothing more than being with his grandchildren, who were his neighbors for a time in Menlo Park and also in Reno, where he relocated in 2020 to enjoy their growing up.
Terry is survived by his son, Matt (Erin), grandchildren Olivia and Liam, and wife, Christine. As Chris says, they were “…married for 53 years, but not long enough.”
A private memorial service will be held in Menlo Park, where he and his wife raised their son, going to Stanford sporting events, and enjoying enduring friendships. A friends and neighbors celebration of Terry’s life will be held on Saturday, September 27, from 3-5 p.m. at 356 Hedge Road, Menlo Park.
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