April Denise Griggs, daughter of Mary Griggs and the late James F. Griggs was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 17, 1967. She departed this life on Thurday, May 5, 2011 after a lengthy illness. She attended the Baltimore City Public School System. April was kind and loving and will be remembered for her smile, laughter and joy in life. She loved her music and socialzing with family and friends. She leaves to cherish her memory; her children, Tempest Tyesha, Dexter, Roland and Odis; mother, Mary Ellen Griggs; her brothers, James Griggs and Andrew Couser; her sisters, Vanessa Griggs, Lynn Griggs, Adrian Couser and Dorothy Green, Lynn Margaret Tucker, Claudine Randall, Pam Butler, Alice Bell, Tina Butler and Mildred Hairston; great-aunt Alice Cole; uncles, Joe Louis Butler, Wayne Butler and Michael Butler; great-uncle, Joseph Butler; three grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and close friend, George slade; as well as extended family and friends.