Charles Ray Griffin, Jr., 81, retired Federal Postal Executive, died peacefully in McKinney, TX on July 25, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Mr. Griffin was born April 29, 1934 in Shreveport, La. He attended Fairfield Elementary School and was a 1952 graduate of C.E. Byrd High School. Mr. Griffin was an alumnus of Centenary College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business. He volunteered at meals-on-wheels in McKinney and also served as a volunteer tutor for McKinney ISD. He­ was a proud United States Army veteran who served at the USAREUR headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany.

Mr. Griffin began his postal career in 1956 as an entry-level mail sorter at the original downtown post office in Shreveport, La. Over a 38-year span he worked his way through the local ranks and the bureaucracy of Washington to receive appointments such as Postmaster MSC Manager of Alexandria, La.; Shreveport, La.; Tulsa, OK.; and Postmaster General Divisional Manager of San Antonio, TX. In 1991 he was appointed Postmaster General Divisional Manager of Houston, TX, a position responsible for some 30,000 employees and hundred-million dollar budgets. He was a fiercely honest and disciplined man who was beloved by managerial staff and floor workers, as well as those stationed in rural outposts.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nancy Bush Griffin of McKinney, TX; sons John Mark Griffin and wife Susan of Chattanooga, TN; David Michael Griffin and wife Elizabeth of McKinney, TX; Stephen S. Griffin and wife Lisa of McKinney, TX; daughter, Sally Ann Zamadics and husband John of San Diego, CA; brother, James W. Griffin and wife Carol of Huntsville, TX; sister, Shirley Weglowski and husband Ted of Waskom, TX; grandchildren, Charles Asbury Banks Griffin, Mary Woodruff Griffin, Sally Darr Griffin, Sarah Emily Griffin, Aaron Michael Griffin, Andrew Javier Griffin, Lily Noelle Zamadics, and Ava Elizabeth Zamadics; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles R. Griffin, Sr. and Myrtis Smith Griffin of Shreveport, La.; and granddaughter, Susan Palmer Griffin of Chattanooga, TN.­

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 30, 2015 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 411 Paula Rd, McKinney, TX 75069 with Rev. Salvador Guzman officiating. Inurnment will take place immediately following the mass at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, TX .