Ronald Lee Griffith

08/29/1934 - 01/15/2026

Ronald (Ron) Lee Griffith, 91 of Dexter, Michigan, passed away on January 15,2026, after a short illness.
Ron was born in Navarre, Ohio, August 29, 1934, to Webster (Web) and Willa Griffith. He had 5 brothers, Eugene (Jeep), Larry, Jim, Glen, and Cliff. His parents and brothers have all preceded him in death.
He graduated from Canton South HS in 1953, where he played football and met his future wife, Barbara Elenora Lanning.
On June 12th, 1955, he married Barbara. They were married for 62 years until her death in 2020.
Ron attended Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, on a football scholarship. He graduated in 1957, with a BA in Math and was promptly drafted into the Army.
During his time in the Army, he was trained in a brand-new technology at the time, computing. This would become his lifelong vocation.
Ron joined Bendix Aerospace after leaving the army and moved his family to Ann Arbor. This was during the 1960's where he worked on programming for the Gemini and Apollo NASA manned flight programs.
In 1968, he moved to the University of Michigan where he worked for the next 34 years in the department of Human Genetics and the Mental Health Institute.
Ron and Barb coached their sons, Tim and Kevin, for many years in the Connie Mack Baseball League. They loved touring the US on their Honda Goldwing with their friends during the summer.
Ron was also an avid hobby farmer, farming 60 acres in the Dexter area.
Ron is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Griffith; and his youngest son Kevin Griffith.
He is survived by his sons, Rick Griffith (Diane), Tim Griffith (Debra); grandchildren, Erika Griffith, Shelby Griffith, Lindsey Binder (Casey), Foster Griffith; and his great-grandson, Riley Binder.
Cremation has already taken place. A memorial service will be held at a later time.