Oscar Griffin, Jr.

Oscar Griffin, Jr.
Born	Oscar O'Neal Griffin, Jr. April 28, 1933 Daisetta, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 23, 2011 (aged 78) New Waverly, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death	pancreatic cancer
Education	Liberty (TX) High School 1950 University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Journalism 1958 Harvard Business School, OPM 6 1982
Occupation	journalist
Spouse(s)	Patricia Lamb Griffin (1955-2011 his death)
Children	Gwendolyn Pryor Amanda Ward Marguerite Griffin Gregory Griffin
Parent(s)	Myrtle Edgar Oscar Griffin
Awards	1963 Pulitzer Prize
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1953-1955
Notes
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Oscar O'Neal Griffin, Jr. (April 28, 1933 – November 23, 2011) was an American journalist.

Early life and education

Griffin was born in Daisetta, Texas and obtained his degree from the University of Texas in 1958. In 1982, he completed Harvard Business School's executive education program for Owner/President Management (OPM).

Career

Griffin was the editor of the Pecos Independent and Enterprise. During his time here, he was a reporter and editor. Prior to that time, he served in the Army in the 1950s. After graduating from the University of Texas, he worked at a number of small newspapers before his stint at the Pecos, Texas Independent and Enterprise. In 1962, he began working for the Houston Chronicle, where he was responsible for covering the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

Griffin was Assistant Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. (1969-1974.) After coming back to Texas, he founded Griffin Well Service, an oil company in El Campo.^[2]

Awards and honors

Griffin won the 1963 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting (No Edition Time), as editor at the Independent and Enterprise, for directing its investigation of the fraud scandal involving Billie Sol Estes in 1962.^[7][8]

Family

Griffin was married to the former Patricia Lamb for 56 years. Together they had three daughters and a son: Gwendolyn Pryor, Amanda Ward, Marguerite Griffin, and Gregory Griffin. They also had seven grandchildren.

Death

Griffin died in New Waverly, Texas on November 23, 2011 at the age of 78, of cancer.^[9]

Publications

• Benavidez, Roy P.; Griffin, Oscar (1986). The three wars of Roy Benavidez. San Antonio, Texas: Corona Pub. Co. ISBN 0931722586. LCCN 86070715.

References

1. Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (eds.). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. p. 397. ISBN 1-57356-111-8. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
2. "Oscar Griffin, Jr. “ Moody College of Communication". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
3. "Noted & Quoted - Alumni - Harvard Business Schoo". Harvard Business School. March 1, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
4. "Oscar O'Neal Griffin Jr. Obituary". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
5. Martin, Douglas (December 10, 2011). "Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
6. "Of note: Don DeVito, Oscar Griffin Jr., Gary Speed". Washington Post. November 29, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
7. "1963 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
8. Griffin, Jr., Oscar (March 1, 1962). "Tank transactions soar to $34 million". The Pecos Independent and Enterprise. Retrieved 2014-03-07. (Third in a series)
9. Martin, Douglas. "Oscar Griffin Jr., 78, Pulitzer Prize Winner Winner Who Brought Down Scheming Texas Tycoon, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

External links

• Oscar Griffin at Library of Congress Authorities, with 1 catalog records