Published: May 28, 2008 02:18 pm            

Kathleen Briggs, Ph.D.

Dr. Kathleen Briggs, 44, of Henderson, Nev., passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008, after a 10-year battle with breast cancer. She was born July 14, 1963, in Provo, Utah, and raised in Tempe, Ariz.

Kathleen graduated from Brigham Young University in 1991 with her Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy. She was a professor of marriage and family therapy, most recently joining the UNLV faculty in August 2007. Prior to coming to Nevada, Kathleen was a faculty member at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, for 15 years, as a professor and department head.

She is survived by her parents, Ernest and Junene Briggs, of Mesa, Ariz.; her four siblings, Kristine Hipps, Scott Briggs, Mark Briggs and David Briggs, all of Arizona; and 26 adoring nieces and nephews and 18 grand nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 3025 S. Hawes Road, Mesa, Ariz. 85212, with a viewing prior to the services from 9-9:45 a.m. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 485 Mission Drive, Henderson, Nev. 89015.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure or the American Cancer Society.

        

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