David Edward Griggs

David E. Griggs, 68, of Powell, TN went to his heavenly home on 1/18/21 after a relatively short battle with cancer. He was at home with his wife by his side. David was preceded in death by his parents, Olin Dan and Elizabeth Griggs. He is survived by his loving wife of almost 42 years, Cheryl Griggs; brother, Lloyd Griggs; nephew, Scott Griggs (Susan) and two special grandnephews, Jeremiah and Jacob Griggs. David was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. As a child David loved spending time outdoors and at the lake with family and friends. After graduating high school David attended Southwest Texas State University and graduated with a B.S. in Biology, minoring in Chemistry. David then completed the Medical Technologist Internship Program at Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Antonio. After receiving his ASCP Certification, he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas and worked as a Medical Technologist at Spohn Hospital where he met his lifelong soul mate who would later become his wife. They soon moved to Florida together and were married in Sarasota. They settled in the Florida Keys where David worked as a Customer Instructor for Coulter Electronics, a company that designed and manufactured blood testing and other equipment. When the Coulter Education Center relocated to Miami Lakes, they moved to Davie, Florida where David attended Nova Southeastern University in the evenings and earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He continued to work at Coulter Electronics, but as a Software Testing Engineer and later as a Senior Software Verification and Validation Engineer. In 1997 David and his wife moved to Knoxville, TN, an area that they had grown fond of over the years. It was there he found his dream of living on some acreage in the beautiful hills of Tennessee. David worked at SAIC in Oakridge as a Test Engineer for various companies across the US; later he worked at Scripps Networks (Discovery) as a Performance Test Engineer, where he retired in 2020. David viewed life as an adventure. He loved learning new things and embraced God’s creation. Sailing, water skiing, lobster fishing, scuba diving, birding, vegetable and sunflower gardening, and traveling were some of the many activities he enjoyed. While in Florida, David had also become a Black Belt in Taekwondo. David loved the Lord and over the years had led numerous Bible Studies in Lutheran Churches. He often prayed with the sick, grieving, destitute and imprisoned. Since he loved to play the guitar, David participated in various music ministries as well. Most recently David served as the Tennessee Lutheran Laymen’s League / Lutheran Hour Ministries Executive Vice President. Celebration of Life Services will be scheduled in the future at Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN. Condolences may be left at www.mynattfh.com.