Archie Griffin, the President and CEO of Myrtle Hilliard Davis Comprehensive Health Centers, Inc. (MHDCHC) died on January 31 at age 65 following a long illness.
Griffin joined MHDCHC in 1989. During his 24 year tenure at the agency, he served in various management positions that included comptroller, vice president of business affairs and chief financial officer. He is credited with leading expansion efforts which resulted in the agency increasing operations from its original location at 5471 Martin Luther King Dr. to opening two additional satellite locations at Homer G. Phillips, 2425 Whittier and at Florence Hill, 5541 Riverview. He also led the agency to improve its core services which includes pediatrics, family medicine, adult medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.
A graduate of O’Fallon Technical High School, Griffin received a bachelors degree in accounting from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a masters in health administration from Webster University.
Griffin served as past president of the board of directors for the Missouri Primary Care Association and the St. Louis Integrated Health Network. He was also a member of the St. Louis County Branch of the NAACP, the Black Leadership Roundtable, National Association of Black Accountants and the Midwest Clinician Network.
Griffin was preceded in death by one daughter. He is survived by his wife Demetria, three daughters, one son, one son-in-law and four grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 7 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Austin A. Layne Mortuary Normandy Chapel located at 7733 Natural Bridge Rd. The funeral will be held on Friday, February 8 at 10 a.m. at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church located at 5544 Martin Luther King Dr.
