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Thomas BRIGGS

Cerrillos, New Mexico

1949 - 2022

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BRIGGS, Thomas LeeArtist, Cowboy and Musician Thomas Lee Briggs, 72, a beloved member of his Cerrillos, NM, community, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2022, in Santa Fe, NM. He was a teacher, storyteller, cowboy, snake wrangler, world traveler, political junkie, and family...

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They don't make 'em like Tom anymore. Condolences to his family.

I have many good memories being in your home and presence. You and Barb were always most kind to me and I am happy to have been a friend.
RIP, my friend

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Our deepest condolences Barbara and to the Briggs family for your loss!

I remember sitting with Tom and sharing his deep connection to his adopted native family and his love of the natural world he spun in his art. He is with the rhythm of the drum beat of the earth. Aho...

I have no words

I am happy to have come to know Tom many years ago when he met and then married my longtime friend, Barb going back to when her daughter Bizia was very young. I remember attending their wedding on a sunny, crisp February day on a pristine mountain location in Vermont. Barb, Tom and Bizia shortly thereafter relocated to Santa Fe area of NM and I am happy to have visited with them there and when travels brought them back East especially for events like Bizia´s wedding and subsequent...

Remembering with Gratitude and Joy!

Tom is sorely missed. Not only was he a talented, lovely human he was a true gentle man as well as a gentleman.