Phillip Ronald Spriggs
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Phillip Ronald Spriggs, 76, passed away on March 11 in Columbia, MO. He was born August 4, 1940 in Creston, IA to Carl & Berna Spriggs. Private family services will be held.
Phil attended Drake University in Des Moines, IA where he received a Masters degree in Music. He was a professor of music at Lincoln University for 13 years and was musical director at the Jefferson City Little Theatre Group. His last 26 years he was the webmaster for the family business. He had a passion for classic cars, computers and music.
Phil is survived by his son Carl (Jody) of Rocheport, MO; his daughter Rebecca (Eric) Oliger of Columbia, MO; his brother Steve (Deidre) of Columbia, MO; his sister Janet (Jim) Thomlinson of Bondurant, IA, his grandchildren Ben, Jesse, Vincent, Maxwell and Charlie; his nieces and nephews; and the mother of his children, Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Post-Polio Healthcare International.
I was sorry to learn of Mr. Spriggs passing recently. Phillip was my voice coach when I was a student at Jeff City Senior High School. I studied with Phil for over two years and although my talent was somewhat limited (mediocre range) limited, I did win the Male Vocalist of the Year in 1973 at JCHS. I so enjoyed being one of Phil’s voice students and I went on to pursue voice for two years at the University of Missouri. I was appreciative of all the great vocal instruction that I was fortunate to receive and Phil’s easy going style was absolutely perfect. Although I did not keep in contact over the years, I wondered recently how Phi was doing and ran across his obituary. I was quite saddened, but wanted his family to know that he made a very positive impression on me and instilled a certain confidence that served me well throughout my life. Please accept my condolences and know that Phil was a wonderful teacher and friend to me back in 1971-1973 and I never forgot him !