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Personal Narrative: My Father Wesley Griffin

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My father, Wesley Griffin passed away after a short battle with cancer when I was 25 years old. My father grew up in East Orange, New Jersey and was a recipient of the Purple Heart after serving in the Vietnam War. He loved to cook, was a collector of model trains, and an avid bowler. Like my mother, my father was a role model to me. He was the most compassionate and patient person in my family. My father was hard working, working multiple jobs to support his family, and never left a stone unturned to help us or others. Everyone on the base knew of, respected and loved “Mr. G”. After my parents’ divorce, a resentment phase caused me to distance myself from my father; nevertheless, after I came to terms with the divorce, the relationship between

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