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John F Briggs

This page is in memory of a wonderful father.

"If tears could build a stairway" poem.

If tears could build a stairway and thoughts a memory lane
I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

No Farewell words were spoken
No time to say good-bye
You were gone before I knew it
And only God knows why.

My heart's still active in sadness
And secret tears still flow
What it meant to lose you
No one can ever know.

But now I know you want us
To mourn for you no more
To remember all the happy times
Life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten
I pledge to you today
A hallowed place within my heart
Is where you'll always stay.

OBITUARY NOTICE:

John "Jack" Briggs, 84, passed away suddenly on December 25, 2011. He was born on July 20, 1927 in Rhinebeck, New York. He is survived by his loving wife, Milly; children, John and Sharon (Richard); stepchildren, Ted (Linda), John, Mick (Sue), Cindy (Danny) and Mary (Scott); 21 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, sister, Cecilia and many nieces and nephews. Siblings, Jean, Richard and Larry Chorvas preceded him in death. First wife, Mary and son, Kevin also preceded him in death. His first job was as a mechanic until he joined the Marines in WWII and served in China. Upon his return, he was employed at IBM (for 30 years) working in New York, Kentucky and Colorado. While in Colorado, he met his lovely wife, Milly where they retired to Arizona and married. Jack loved helping people and was always there when someone needed help; especially with cars. His mechanic experience became his passion and he loved working on cars, driving his convertible in local parades and for pleasure, watching all types of car races and working around them at Raven Raceway with Milly. We now have a tremendous void and loss in our lives. We will miss him dearly but he will always be in our hearts and thoughts.

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