Donald E. Briggs
1929 — 2021
Donald E. Briggs passed away peacefully in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July 27, 2021 at the age of 92. Don was born in Tigertown, Texas on July 10, 1929 to Ervin Delany and Ora Ethel Hudgens Briggs. In 1934, he moved with his parents and four siblings to Dove Creek, Colorado. In 1948, he joined the U.S. Navy and spent four years on the U.S.S. Columbus assigned to the Mediterranean theater based out of England. Don returned home to Durango, Colorado and married Berna Deane Metz Briggs in 1953. He worked as a Durango City police officer then began building bridges with his father-in-law, Albert Metz. This was the foundation of a building career that spanned over five decades. Don was a...
