RUSSELL C. GRIFFITH
1952-2015
Russell Griffith was born June 23rd, 1952 in San Antonio, Texas. He was the oldest child of Mrs. Mildred Griffith and Mr. Robert Griffith from Seguin, Texas.
Russell attended Sul Ross College in Alpine, Texas and Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas on football scholarships. He had a strong desire to serve his country and then served honorably for four years in the United States Air Force. It was in the Air Force that Russell discovered his love of engineering and then furthered his education by graduation from the University of Tennessee with a degree in Engineering. He had a long and successful career in the engineering field which even brought him and his family to Saudi Arabia for several years where they met lifetime friends and created life long memories. After his time in Saudi Arabia, Russell found his “career home” at Chevron, based here in Houston, Texas. Outside of his family, Russell loved his career, but more so the people at Chevron more than anything. His time at Chevron was truly the best years of his life where he was known as being “the manager for the people.” Russell was a compassionate, intelligent and funny man. He enjoyed several hobbies such as traveling, going to concerts and was a die-hard sports fan. His favorite times were trips with his wife, country music stars “Big and Rich” and of course, the Houston Texans and Houston Astros.
Russell passed away unexpectedly and leaving behind family and friends who did not get to say their goodbyes and will miss him deeply. Russell was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Bob and nephew Jonathan. Russell is survived by his wife of 44 years, Phyllis; his daughter Rebecca, son-inlaw Daryl and grandchildren Sierra and Savannah; his daughter Amanda, son-inlaw Uriel and grandchildren Michael and Arianna; his daughter Tracy and her boyfriend Louie; sister Laura and brother-in-law Wendell; brother-in-law Ronnie and his wife Kathi; sister-in-law Trish and her husband Bill; nieces Sara, Ashley and Jenny; nephews Nick and Stephen.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, May 7th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Klein Funeral Home CyFair. Funeral Service will be Friday, May 8th at 1:00pm at the funeral home. Following the funeral services, graveside service will be at Klein Memorial Park 290 in Cypress.
Instead of flowers, the family asks that donations be given as a memorial gift in Russell Griffith’s name to University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering. You can access at the link below. https://utdirect. utexas.edu/apps/utgiving/ online/nlogon/?menu1=EN**. Your gift may also be eligible for matching through Chevron Humankind if you are a Chevron employee or through your employer. http://chevronhumankind.chevron.com/ home.aspx