Funeral service for Commander (Retired) Robert John Briggs will be held at 12:30pm, Tuesday June 25, 2024, at Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. with Deacon Mike Romaka, Holy Family Catholic Church officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow at the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Robert J. Briggs died Monday June 17, 2024, in Purcell, Oklahoma, at the age of 85. He was born May 9, 1939, in Goshen, Indiana, to Margaret and Robert Eugene Briggs. He attended school in Elkhart, Indiana and graduated in 1957. He attended Notre Dame, where he played football. He joined the Navy, served in the Vietnam War, and received several medals and a Letter of Appreciation from the Commander of Supply System Command. Robert later attended the Naval Postgraduate School where he received a master's degree in business administration. He worked as the Sr Supply Manager for Inventory Control for the USPS and retired after 32 years of service.  Robert enjoyed spending time with family and giving back to the community. He was a faithful believer in Christ and attended church regularly.

He is survived by his sister, Eleanor Strukel, three children, son, Robert Briggs and wife Heather, daughter, Christine Patrick and husband Randy, and daughter, Jennifer Glassmaker, nine grandchildren, John Albertson, Lindsay Nichols, Nathan Bruehl, Zoe Bruehl, Rob Briggs, Tom Briggs, Jasmine Briggs, Allison Johnson, Chas Glassmaker, and six great-grandchildren, Cole, Lilah and Riley Albertson and Paisley, Ty, and Haylee Nichols, nieces Lisa Cerqueira and Renee D'Amour and several cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Margaret, and Robert E Briggs, first wife and mother of his children, Linda Briggs, second wife, Virginia Briggs, and brother-in-Law, Tom Strukel.