Metrowest Daily News 1/19/12: Wayland High counselor always put students first . His door was always open — and so was his heart. Such are the memories of Wayland High School guidance counselor Jim Griffin, who died Sunday of pancreatic cancer. He was 47 and had been working at the school for 11 years. “In the five years I have had the pleasure of working with him,” said Principal Pat Tutwiler, “he never had a bad day. I’m certain that he did, but no one would have known.” His students were always at the core of his professional life.