DeerMagnet

[bartmanS4]

So I was really curious as to why someone would apparently go through and delete almost all of their prior posts. Particularly the ones that provided info or how to posts. The deletes or post edits occurred in February and I didn't find any new posts after that time. I did a little Google PI work and it lead me to this:

http://wnep.com/2013/05/27/dunmore-m...dead-in-river/

Considering that Dunmore, PA is a town with a population of about 14k it isn't hard to believe it's the same Mark Griffin.
Strange huh?

[VXobsession]

.......got a lump in my throat

[Mile High VX]

That is so sad...RIP Mark.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/the...?pid=165130596

[JoFotoz]

Very sad, RIP Mark.

A Big VX salute to you for all the input and advice you shared here.

Jo

[eternal21]

Rest In Peace. But why would someone delete all of his posts?

[Ldub]

Very sad to hear if true...and I fear the worst...

He was a known adventurer, and also a bit of a loner, if I was able to interpret his posts as they were meant.
IIRC, he had about a four day work week, and enjoyed hiking/fishing on his own in the wilderness.

Why he would leave instructions to clear all history of his existence, is left to speculation.

If you're out there in the witness protection program...good luck in the rest of your travels my friend.

Know that you were a valuable contributor to our little community/addiction.

If circumstances are of a more permanent nature...Rest In Peace, and know that you were held in high regard by your peers...Thank You Mr Griffin.

[bartmanS4]

Why he would leave instructions to clear all history of his existence, is left to speculation..

This is what I find really strange. The posts were edited in February, he died in May. Could be completely unrelated or...

[Ldub]

Premeditated suicide, or WPT remain the two most obvious options IMO.

[VX KAT]

That's def him, cuz I recall he worked at a Wal-Mart distribution center.

Ya know I noticed he'd deleted a ton of posts several MONTHS ago, I'm absolutely sure it's been months. I thought it was kind of weird, but I know in the last year or so before his VX blew up, he was a little pissy about giving up some of his data.

If you recall he wouldn't share his big mega data base of something, and vt_maverick asked him repeatedly for it, IIRC even offered to convert it to a usable format or something like that.

It was about that time that he started the thread "biggest data thread ever" or something like that. That thread popped up on the home page just a few days ago, so somebody bumped it, was that you Scott?

I'd have to search it down, but maybe mav can jump in and plug the gaps in my recollection on what the data was that he got kind of touchy about sharing.

Regardless....sad to hear this news.

[HeckaTrebeka]

If he did join the WPT, we might want to remove his name from this thread so anybody searching it(with ill intent) doesn't come across this and think he's still alive out there.

[Ldub]

If he did join the WPT, we might want to remove his name from this thread so anybody searching it(with ill intent) doesn't come across this and think he's still alive out there.

There are still a lot of threads out there with mention made of him...would be quite a task.

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=17508

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=18551

[Anita]

OH... so sorry to see this!

We bought Vx parts from each other in the early days of the site. He was so helpful and after a time the character of his posts changed. Such a tragedy.

[mrtew]

"Griffin’s death does not appear to be suspicious."??? What the heck does that mean? That he hit a deer and fell in the water? Seems anything else would be suspicious to me.

[HeckaTrebeka]

Mentioning his name in the past is different than this thread.


...RIP

[Etfren]

Wow, I was really excited reading his posts about his VX's climb to 300K miles. Sad that they never made it that far.

RIP.