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Dr. John Griffith Killed in Traffic Accident

     Dr. John Griffith of Timonium, Maryland (formerly of Cleveland) was tragically killed Saturday (July 28) in Dewey Beach, Delaware while on vacation with his family.  John was repairing a bicycle chain on the side of the Costal Highway when he was struck by a car. 

   Dr. Griffith, an obstetrician-gynecologist,  was an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of the hospital's Fibroid Center. 

    John was a men's lacrosse official in the Baltimore area, having started officiating in the Cleveland area.  He was the husband of former Shaker Heights High School women's lacrosse coach Liz Wilson.

  "He was a wonderful human being who worked in a very important area of women's health, and his death is so senseless. So much talent and training to help others is now lost," said Dr. Edward D. Miller, dean of the medical school and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine. "This is a tragedy for everyone," he said yesterday.

Dr. Harold Fox, director of gynecology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins, recruited Dr. Griffith in 2004.

"John was regionally and nationally known and was destined to become a major leader in his field. He was a shooting star on a great trajectory," Dr. Fox said. "He was gentle, kind, compassionate and impeccably honest. He was every good word you could think of. We're all in shock. His loss is being felt so profoundly by all who knew him."

"He was with us for three years, and he was just an amazing physician and surgeon. I never saw him angry, and I never heard anyone say anything bad about him," said Dr. Jean R. Anderson, a professor of gynecology and obstetrics, and director of the division of gynecologic specialties at Hopkins. "His priorities were very clear. Our family came after his own, and we were very proud to be a part of it."

 Services for John will be this weekend.

 

Friday, Aug. 3rd---- Visitation hours 2-4, 7-9
Ruck Towson Funeral Home

1050 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21204
 

Sat., Aug. 4th--- Memorial service 11:00am

Grace United Memorial Church

5407 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, MD 21210

 

   The thoughts and prayers of the Ohio lacrosse community are with Liz and her children.

 

 

Ohio Chapter Inducts Three to HOF....

      The Ohio Chapter of US Lacrosse inducted three new members into the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame at its annual banquet on June 13th. Following are the 2003 HOF Inductees.....

 

John Madden - Player Ashland College

     John was an All State preformer at Maplewood (NJ) H.S. in 1974. John was a player for Ashland College from 1974-78.  He was named an All American in 1978.  He was also a club all star for the Columbus and Cleveland Lacrosse Clubs from 1979-83.  He was a dominating defenseman throughout his career. He was Ashland's head coach in 79 and 80 and then founded the Wooster High School lacrosse program.  He coached the Wooster team to the state tournament semi finals in 1999 and 2000.  His team won the Division I State Championship in 2002.

 

Jim Doersam - Pioneer/Player

      If you look up "speed" in the dictionary, you will see Jim Doersam.  A 1963 graduate of Ohio State University, Jim had an outstanding carrer with both the Buckeyes and Columbus Lacrosse Club (1964-95).  He was a Midwest Club All Star from 1971-74.  He participated in the National Club All Star Game in 72 & 73, the Pan American Games in 1987 and served as captain of the Columbus Lacrosse Club from 1967-74.  He was a regular at the Vail Shootout in the Grand Masters Dvision from 1989-93 and was a member of the US Grand Masters team for the 1998 World Games.  Jim's dedication and financial contributions to the game in the early development of lacrosse in Ohio were extremely important.

 

Jim Donovan - Pioneer/Coach

      Jim is a 1961 graduate of Oberlin College and played for the Yomen from 1958-61.  Oberlin was Midwest Champs from 59 through 61.  He was a member of the Cleveland Lacrosse Club from 1963-87.  He was a member of the US team in 1966 and a Midwest All Star in 1971-72-73. Jim was Oberlin's head coach from 1983-2000.  Jim has been a part of Ohio lacrosse for over forty years.  He also has been involved with football coaching in Ohio for over 32 years.


2003 Hall of Fame Banquet

     

Former members of the Columbus Lacrosse Club at the 2003 HOF Banquet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Players from the Dublin Coffman girls team helped with registration at the 2003 HOF Banquet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rival Coaches discuss the season at the HOF Banquet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio Lacrosse Foundation Secretary Sally Shadel of Wooster received the Ohio High School Lacrosse Association "Hero Award" from OHSLA Commissioner John Minnis.

 


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