Deborah Lynn Tietjen Briggs

Deborah Lynn Briggs passed away Saturday May, 17, 2008, at Logan Regional Hospital after a courageous struggle with cancer. Debbie was born on January 9, 1954 in Ft. Benning, Georgia. Her family moved to Phoenix, AZ where Debbie grew up graduating from Sunnyslope High School in 1972. She attended the University of Arizona, and as the spouse of an Air Force Serviceman had the opportunity to travel extensively. She lived in Izmir, Turkey; Washington D.C.; Glendale, Arizona; Lakenheath, England; Mountain Home, Idaho; and Logan, Utah.
Debbie was a lifelong learner, and in 2006 she graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University with bachelor's degrees in Education and Geography. She loved reading, travel, photography and scrapbooking her many adventures.
Debbie is preceded in death by her father, Robert Dean Tietjen. She is survived by her mother and stepfather Patricia and Daniel Broderick; by her sons Robert and Daniel Briggs and their wives; her grandchildren Gabriel, Jonathan, and Kathryn; by her siblings Robert Tietjen, Beth Paschal, Daniel Broderick, David Broderick, John Broderick, and Karen Bartholf; and by her niece and nephew Brianna and Brandon Paschal as well as several step nieces and nephews .
At Debbie's request, no funeral services will be held. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com .
The family would like to thank a number of friends, acquaintances, medical personnel, and hospice workers who made Debbie's illness easier for her to bear.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Debbie may contribute to the Unit Scholarship Fund; PO Box 43211; Fayetteville, North Carolina 28309-3211. This organization provides funding for the college education of families of military personnel who are killed while in the service.