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GRIFFITH, Amondo
| Last Name | GRIFFITH |
|---|---|
| Given Names | Amondo |
| Date of Birth | 3/10/1960 |
| Age at Death | 18 |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco, California |
| Race | Black |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Mother | Mary Magdaline Griffith |
| Birth Father | Emmett Alexander Griffith, Sr. |
| Siblings | Marrian Louise Griffith, Emmett Alexander Griffith, Jr.; Carnella Truss |
| Children | Dana Danielle Truss, aka Dana Berry; Camella (Kamilah) Griffith (nieces) |
| Body Identification Number | <a href="https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=71075#9G">9-G</a> |
| Burial Location | Remains claimed by next of kin; burial location unknown |
| Information on Source of Death | House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) |
| Entry into Guyana | 8/10/1977 |
| Residence (US) | San Francisco, California 94124 |
| Residence (JT) | Cottage 06 |
| Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests | janitor (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26k); choreography (2nd PT occupation record) |
| Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records) | Unloading crew (Beck); Small Shops (RYMUR 89-4286-X-4-l-3c) |
| Government Income | SSA (JT), SSI |
| Discrepancies | PT occupation record spells first name "Armondo" |
| Family Tree | Griffith Family Tree |
Remembrances
<a href="http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=31338" target="_blank">Poems of Willieater Thomas and Amondo Griffith</a>
<a href="http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=31348" target="_blank">Looking Back At Some Of The 1977 Opportunity High Cobras</a>
— Coach Ron Cabral
This was one of the players on the 1977 Opportunity High School Cobra baseball team.
— Anonymous
Amondo was smart and a great at all sports, he was and is a great person, I grew up with him and also went to Opportunity High with him. You will always be with us all GOD LOVES YOU.
I met Mondo in 1970 summer time went to three different schools together we were good friends like family. l miss him and hope to see him again in the afterlife. He was special. Boss Ross
I played with Amondo as a kid. We'd play army and other games together. I was always the Field Marshall and he was a Sergeant (I was a couple of years older than him) and he played his role to the hilt. He was such a decent person, even as a kid. I remember his family well was grieved to learn of their demise. God has not forsaken Amondo nor his family, as they will be at the Supper Table of the Lamb.
— Jr. Ross
I am sitting in my car listing to a remembrance of Jonestown 40 years on. I wondered if it was really true of the death of my childhood friend Mondo. So I Googled the death records. To my shock not only was his name but also a photo. He was a kid I loved like a brother. I’m also shocked that his whole family died. This is that strong kid that held me down in the sand box and tickled me until I peed myself. I had no brothers, so in my mind he was my brother when we were children. I love you brother. Rest on. I pray I'll see you again. Much love Cornelius Graham.