1936
Robert
2009
Robert Briggs
January 18, 1936 — May 21, 2009
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ROBERT L. BRIGGS
Robert Lee Briggs Bob was born January 18, 1936 at home in Spencer, SD to Charles and Cecile Briggs. He has an identical twin brother, Richard Dick, to whom he was very close. Bob died on Thursday morning, May 21, 2009 close to his home in rural Four Corners, WY. He is survived by his wife, Joyce of rural Four Corners, children Wendy Schmidt, Phoenix, AZ; Melinda Bjornlie, Long Beach, CA; Tim Murphy Juliana, Norman, OK; and M. Kathleen Murphy, St. Paul, MN. Bob and Joyce lost a son, Kevin Murphy of Westminster, CO in April, 2006. He is also survived by sister, Kate Naylor, Sioux Falls, SD; twin brother Dick, Sioux Falls and brother Randy Denise Briggs, Elk Point, SD; grandchildren Rebecca and Nicole Schmidt, Phoenix, Shana and T.J. Bjornlie, Long Beach, CA, and many nieces and nephews.
Bob and Dick graduated from Waterloo High School IA in 1954 but are considered graduates of Washington High School in Sioux Falls as they had recently moved to Waterloo. Bob married Nancy Nelson in 1958 and had two daughters. Bob married Joyce Tornow Murphy in 1975 in Sioux Falls and raised their children in Yankton, SD where Bob had been living. They continued living there until retiring to rural Wyoming in 2005 where Bob and Joyce fulfilled their longtime dream of building a log home on Strawberry Mountain.
Bob worked for Montgomery Wards as appliance department manager for many years before starting his own business, Bob Briggs Advertising, in 1983. Bob covered Southeastern SD and parts of Nebraska, with his brother Dick covering the Sioux Falls territory. Bob was a people person and really excelled in selling and servicing his many clients and friends. He sold his business in late 2004 to Matt Hansen and it is now called Hansen-Briggs Advertising. Dick continues to sell for them on a part-time basis.
Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting and restoring old cars in his spare time. He restored a 1954 Ford pick-up truck which he sold when he starting to restore a 1946 Chevy club coupe. He enjoyed many car shows and going on car cruises with his many friends. Bob and Joyce also had various boats over the years as they lived close to Lewis & Clark Reservoir near Yankton. They enjoyed many hours of fishing and pleasure boating on the lakes of eastern SD with family and friends. Bob was a lifetime member of the Optimist Club in Yankton where he held many offices. He was also on the board of the SD Human Services Center and the Yankton Area Youth Center.
Visitation will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Worden Funeral Chapel in Newcastle, WY with a service to follow at 3 PM. A reception will be held immediately following the service at the Skull Creek Community Center near Four Corners.
http://videos.lifetributes.com/70678
ROBERT L. BRIGGS
Robert Lee Briggs Bob was born January 18, 1936 at home in Spencer, SD to Charles and Cecile Briggs. He has an identical twin brother, Richard Dick, to whom he was very close. Bob died on Thursday morning, May 21, 2009 close to his home in rural Four Corners, WY. He is survived by his wife, Joyce of rural Four Corners, children Wendy Schmidt, Phoenix, AZ; Melinda Bjornlie, Long Beach, CA; Tim Murphy Juliana, Norman, OK; and M. Kathleen Murphy, St. Paul, MN. Bob and Joyce lost a son, Kevin Murphy of Westminster, CO in April, 2006. He is also survived by sister, Kate Naylor, Sioux Falls, SD; twin brother Dick, Sioux Falls and brother Randy Denise Briggs, Elk Point, SD; grandchildren Rebecca and Nicole Schmidt, Phoenix, Shana and T.J. Bjornlie, Long Beach, CA, and many nieces and nephews.
Bob and Dick graduated from Waterloo High School IA in 1954 but are considered graduates of Washington High School in Sioux Falls as they had recently moved to Waterloo. Bob married Nancy Nelson in 1958 and had two daughters. Bob married Joyce Tornow Murphy in 1975 in Sioux Falls and raised their children in Yankton, SD where Bob had been living. They continued living there until retiring to rural Wyoming in 2005 where Bob and Joyce fulfilled their longtime dream of building a log home on Strawberry Mountain.
Bob worked for Montgomery Wards as appliance department manager for many years before starting his own business, Bob Briggs Advertising, in 1983. Bob covered Southeastern SD and parts of Nebraska, with his brother Dick covering the Sioux Falls territory. Bob was a people person and really excelled in selling and servicing his many clients and friends. He sold his business in late 2004 to Matt Hansen and it is now called Hansen-Briggs Advertising. Dick continues to sell for them on a part-time basis.
Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting and restoring old cars in his spare time. He restored a 1954 Ford pick-up truck which he sold when he starting to restore a 1946 Chevy club coupe. He enjoyed many car shows and going on car cruises with his many friends. Bob and Joyce also had various boats over the years as they lived close to Lewis & Clark Reservoir near Yankton. They enjoyed many hours of fishing and pleasure boating on the lakes of eastern SD with family and friends. Bob was a lifetime member of the Optimist Club in Yankton where he held many offices. He was also on the board of the SD Human Services Center and the Yankton Area Youth Center.
Visitation will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Worden Funeral Chapel in Newcastle, WY with a service to follow at 3 PM. A reception will be held immediately following the service at the Skull Creek Community Center near Four Corners.
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