This online memorial was created in loving memory of William Ospina Griffiths, whose life story is told throughout this memorial website. Please sign William's guest book and let us know you came to visit. We will remember William forever <3
<3 William Joseph (known as Willy to his family and Will to most of his friends) was born on December 6, 1987. He was born premature so at the time of birth he was just about small enough to fit in an adult sized hand. Though very tiny, he must have been strong because he survived and grew up to be 6 feet and 3 inches tall. You'd never be able to guess he was so tiny at one time by the look of him in his teenage years. Although his stature made him look very intimidating, he was quite the gentle giant. 
Will loved people, he loved to be social and make people laugh every chance he had. His sense of humor was like no other; he could make anyone laugh without even trying, even if they were having an awful day.
People were naturally drawn to his positive energy; he had an abundance of friends who till this day love him dearly. His ears were always available for listening and he always had an available shoulder to cry on.
Will lived with a large portion of his family; he was very big on family. His father passed away before he was born so he never got the chance to meet him; though that made him sad from time to time, he didn’t let it get him down. He was very close to his mother because in his eyes, she was both his mother and father. He absolutely adored his little brother; Will wanted the best for him at all times.
He would surprise Frankie (his brother) with tickets for wrestling matches constantly, and then they’d make signs/shirts together to cheer on their favorite wrestler. Will ALWAYS went above and beyond when it came to giving. On our first Christmas, we had been dating for about 2 months and he surprised me with a huge lollipop bouquet he’d made himself.
There were about 150+ lollipops of different sorts and the bouquet itself was so large and heavy, it had to be held with both arms; I was speechless. Will did things like that all the time, sometimes for holidays, and sometimes just because he felt like it.
He had a rather large sensitive side to him actually, which made him a natural romantic. He enjoyed staying in on rainy days and watching movies or listening to music; music was his life. He liked just about all types of music but his favorite genres were acoustic and rock; his all time favorite artist was John Mayer. Will was constantly inspired by John Mayer’s music and even some of the things he’s spoken about during his interviews. Will’s other favorite artists included: Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, and Justin Nozuka, basically artists with soul who put meaning behind their words. Will loved to find meaning to things and he was very good at it. Even when it came to movies, he wanted to be moved, and he was every time he watched his favorite movie, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Even though he was very in tune with his sensitive side, he still liked to “bro it out” and play sports like football, baseball, basketball, and pickleball.
Will enjoyed playing video games as well, especially Madden on Xbox 360. He was very competitive and had mind-blowing trash talking skills, which always made for a good time and endless laughs. Will knew how to have fun but he also knew how to work hard. He was incredibly intelligent and exceedingly determined; he was bound for success, there was no question about that. He was an overachiever in everything he did; if I remember correctly, he was on the Deans List all three years of college. He even went above and beyond at his summer job and moved up to the highest position possible; he shot for excellence and refused to settle for anything less. He had many vast dreams of becoming successful, settling down with a wife and kids, and helping out his family; he wanted to make sure that his mother never had to work another day in her life. That was typical for Will, he was always trying to give; his generosity was one of his most admirable traits.
As an onlooker of part of his life, I believe Will had it all; he was going to grow up to be something extraordinary, I would have wagered anything on that. However, he wasn’t perfect, no one ever is. He had an intense fear of being alone; sometimes the thought of being alone was more than he could bear. It frustrated him every so often, which opened up the door to his self-esteem issues and took quite the toll. He never saw himself clearly; he was a catch. Anyone would have been lucky to know him let alone date him; he made mistakes of course, but he always owned up to them and did what ever he could to make them right. Yet Will was constantly underappreciated, so he never saw how much he was truly worth.
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