Griffin, 61, died unexpectedly Sunday.

He taught at CSUS since 1965, teaching statistics, calculus and differential equations.

"He was an outstanding member of our faculty and an excellent teacher," said Wallace Etterbeek, chair of the Mathematics department.

His long-time office partner, Professor Jack Christopher, said Griffin was an avid hiker, who once walked the width of the Grand Canyon, from the North rim to the South rim, in one day.

"He was into hiking and he climbed quite a few peaks," Christopher said.

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