Bromley Griffin

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Griffin, Bromley rejoined his parents Robert Griffin and Jacqueline Bromley in the afterlife when he died in Saint Paul, Minnesota on July 28, 2017 at the age of 80. He died quietly and peacefully at New Perspective Senior Living with loved ones by his side. He believed in hard work, responsibility, and most of all, stewardship of the planet Earth. In addition to his family and the outdoors, he loved British television, music, and history. Born in Berkeley, California, he graduated from Northfield High School in Northfield, Minnesota in 1955. He also served honorably in the US Army from 1957 to 1961, ending his service with the rank of Specialist 2nd Class. He was with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for over 35 years and, in his career, touched the lives of DNR staff, families and communities in Glyndon and Onamia, and ended his career at St. Croix State Park in Hinckley, Minnesota. Park staff, their families and visitors to the parks always had a special place in his heart. In his working career, he received numerous accolades in his efforts to preserve nature, not just for park visitors but for all humanity. Special efforts for which he will be remembered are preserving the Greater Prairie Chicken and its grassland habitat in northwestern Minnesota, procurement and reconstruction of a disused fire tower as an observation tower for use by all visitors to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, and preserving the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work in constructing St. Croix State Park, a task for which he earned special thanks in the book "Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota" by Barbara W. Sommer. He will be fondly remembered by the family members he left behind, including his two children, Kyle Griffin and Hayley Forrest, Hayley's husband Michael Forrest, and Kyle's husband Julio Salgado-Griffin. He also leaves behind his half-brother Jay Griffin, two nephews Timothy and Tyler Stewart, niece Kimberly Stewart, and Grover and Stan his favorite granddogs. In death, as in life, he requests no gifts be made to the family. Donations are accepted in his name to Population Connection (populationconnection.org) and the Sierra Club (sierraclub.org). A celebration of his life is planned for September 30th at Mille Lacs Kathio State Park in Onamia. For information, please e-mail Hayley Forrest hayleyforrest@comcast.net

Published on August 20, 2017