Bill married Holly Moore, a native of Oregon, on July 3, 1936, at a Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California. They did not have children.
According to Bill's death certificate, he suffered from pulmonary insufficiency for five to ten years prior to his death and carcinoma of the lungs for ten years. The death certificate was signed by his personal physician who had been treating him since Feb 16, 1966.
It is amazing Bill lived as long as he did. As of March 2015, research indicates that most people live five years after a diagnosis of lung cancer.
The following is from an unknown newspaper dated Monday, November 17, 1980. The newspaper clipping was found in a family file.
"William Morrow Giffin, a resident of Menlo Park since 1952, died Thursday at Stanford Hospital after a long illness. He was 75.
"Mr. Giffin owned and operated the Lux Dry Cleaners of Menlo Park from 1954 to 1971 and was active in the Menlo Park Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
"He served as director of the Rotary Cub from 1958 to 1962, and edited the club's newsletter from 1974 to 1979. The newsletter for two years was judged best in the district of Rotary Clubs. Mr. Giffin also joined the Free and Accepted Masons in Menlo Park in 1966.
"A native of Fowler, Calif., he attended Fresno State College and Oregon State University.
"He is survived by his wife, Helen in Menlo Park, his sister, Bernice Van Gelder in San Francisco, and 10 nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at Toller & Haploid & Tinney Funeral Home, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
"The family prefers contributions to [sic] the Menlo Park Rotary Fund, P.O. Box 225, Menlo Park, or the Masonic Home in Union City."
According to Bill's death certificate, he suffered from pulmonary insufficiency for five to ten years prior to his death and carcinoma of the lungs for ten years. The death certificate was signed by his personal physician who had been treating him since Feb 16, 1966.
It is amazing Bill lived as long as he did. As of March 2015, research indicates that most people live five years after a diagnosis of lung cancer.
The following is from an unknown newspaper dated Monday, November 17, 1980. The newspaper clipping was found in a family file.
"William Morrow Giffin, a resident of Menlo Park since 1952, died Thursday at Stanford Hospital after a long illness. He was 75.
"Mr. Giffin owned and operated the Lux Dry Cleaners of Menlo Park from 1954 to 1971 and was active in the Menlo Park Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
"He served as director of the Rotary Cub from 1958 to 1962, and edited the club's newsletter from 1974 to 1979. The newsletter for two years was judged best in the district of Rotary Clubs. Mr. Giffin also joined the Free and Accepted Masons in Menlo Park in 1966.
"A native of Fowler, Calif., he attended Fresno State College and Oregon State University.
"He is survived by his wife, Helen in Menlo Park, his sister, Bernice Van Gelder in San Francisco, and 10 nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at Toller & Haploid & Tinney Funeral Home, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
"The family prefers contributions to [sic] the Menlo Park Rotary Fund, P.O. Box 225, Menlo Park, or the Masonic Home in Union City."
Bill married Holly Moore, a native of Oregon, on July 3, 1936, at a Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California. They did not have children.
According to Bill's death certificate, he suffered from pulmonary insufficiency for five to ten years prior to his death and carcinoma of the lungs for ten years. The death certificate was signed by his personal physician who had been treating him since Feb 16, 1966.
It is amazing Bill lived as long as he did. As of March 2015, research indicates that most people live five years after a diagnosis of lung cancer.
The following is from an unknown newspaper dated Monday, November 17, 1980. The newspaper clipping was found in a family file.
"William Morrow Giffin, a resident of Menlo Park since 1952, died Thursday at Stanford Hospital after a long illness. He was 75.
"Mr. Giffin owned and operated the Lux Dry Cleaners of Menlo Park from 1954 to 1971 and was active in the Menlo Park Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
"He served as director of the Rotary Cub from 1958 to 1962, and edited the club's newsletter from 1974 to 1979. The newsletter for two years was judged best in the district of Rotary Clubs. Mr. Giffin also joined the Free and Accepted Masons in Menlo Park in 1966.
"A native of Fowler, Calif., he attended Fresno State College and Oregon State University.
"He is survived by his wife, Helen in Menlo Park, his sister, Bernice Van Gelder in San Francisco, and 10 nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at Toller & Haploid & Tinney Funeral Home, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
"The family prefers contributions to [sic] the Menlo Park Rotary Fund, P.O. Box 225, Menlo Park, or the Masonic Home in Union City."
According to Bill's death certificate, he suffered from pulmonary insufficiency for five to ten years prior to his death and carcinoma of the lungs for ten years. The death certificate was signed by his personal physician who had been treating him since Feb 16, 1966.
It is amazing Bill lived as long as he did. As of March 2015, research indicates that most people live five years after a diagnosis of lung cancer.
The following is from an unknown newspaper dated Monday, November 17, 1980. The newspaper clipping was found in a family file.
"William Morrow Giffin, a resident of Menlo Park since 1952, died Thursday at Stanford Hospital after a long illness. He was 75.
"Mr. Giffin owned and operated the Lux Dry Cleaners of Menlo Park from 1954 to 1971 and was active in the Menlo Park Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
"He served as director of the Rotary Cub from 1958 to 1962, and edited the club's newsletter from 1974 to 1979. The newsletter for two years was judged best in the district of Rotary Clubs. Mr. Giffin also joined the Free and Accepted Masons in Menlo Park in 1966.
"A native of Fowler, Calif., he attended Fresno State College and Oregon State University.
"He is survived by his wife, Helen in Menlo Park, his sister, Bernice Van Gelder in San Francisco, and 10 nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at Toller & Haploid & Tinney Funeral Home, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
"The family prefers contributions to [sic] the Menlo Park Rotary Fund, P.O. Box 225, Menlo Park, or the Masonic Home in Union City."
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