He went to school at McCloud, G.N. Smith, Boyd, Chastain and Clinton High School. He liked basketball, music and football.
He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Tiffany Griffin of Clinton, MS; three sisters: Johnnessa, Cierra and Marquesha Griffin all of Clinton, MS; two grandmothers: Bobbye (Gregory) Griffin and Maketa Smith of Jackson, MS; a great grandmother, Maggie Ruth Smith of Jackson, MS; two aunts: Erica Griffin of Jackson, MS and Mechelle Smith of Carrolton, TX; one uncle, Gregory Griffin, Jr. of Jackson, MS; three great aunts: Barbara Morris and Dorothy McGee of Jackson, MS and Dr. Lela Bolls of Clinton, MS; three great uncles: John McGee of Reno, NV, Taja Shaheed of the Virgin Islands and Glen Griffin of Jackson, MS; and a host of relatives and friends.