Thomas Griffith President TE Griffith Realtors, Inc.
Name: Thomas Griffith
Title: President
Company: TE Griffith Realty, Inc.
Location: Pearl River, N.Y.
Birthplace and year: Pearl River, N.Y., 1923
Family: Married to Mary-Gray Swezey; have 4 daughters: Anne Clark Griffith, Jean Harshall, Griffith, Cindy Bennett Griffith, Mary-Gray Tham
College: University of Tennessee, Samson College, N.Y., electrical engineering
First job outside of real estate: Dexter Folder Company - machinist
First job in real estate or allied field: December, 1950 - real estate and insurance, William F. Griffith Agency
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Commercial and industrial real estate, investment analysis covering Rockland and Orange Counties
Hobbies: Scuba diving, beekeeping and fishing
Person you admire most (outside of family): President Ronald Reagan
Key to success: Each day is a new adventure
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Engineering in various fields
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