Michael A. Griffin died peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2026 with his loved ones around him. He was 61 and had been married 18 years to Lois Griffin.
He was the son of Tobe and Jean Griffin, attended Madison Park High School in Boston and worked more than 20 years at Dino and Son Paving and Seal Coating in Beverly. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2015. His family remembers him watching music videos, recording himself singing, talking on the phone and spending time with his friend Donald, known as “Run Run.”
Besides his wife, he leaves his sons, Jeloni Johnson and his wife Nahomie of Brockton, Michael Clayton and Shakur Clayton of Illinois, and Mario Clayton of North Carolina; his daughters, Shaunte Mendoza of Virginia, Stephanie Clayton and Makayla Clayton of Illinois, Shauna Evan of Mississippi, and Jasmine Clayton of Peabody; his stepdaughters, Tiffany Farris-Ward and her husband Anthony Ward of Malden, and Ebony and Sheena White of Lynn; his grandchildren, Jenai and Jayce Johnson of Brockton, and step-grandchildren Kyree Ward of Malden and Jason and Jordin Perry of Lynn; his siblings, Patricia James of Illinois, Kenneth James of Boston and Carla Griffin of Providence, R.I.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. His parents and his brother Louis James IV died before him.
Memorial visiting hours are Friday, November 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Goodrich Funeral Home, 128 Washington Street, Lynn, followed by a celebration of life from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Palette function room, 16 City Hall Square, Lynn.
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