Kevin Mark Britz, 56, dies of cancer
Center of Southwest Studies Director Kevin Mark Britz died after a yearlong battle with cancer Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at his home in Durango. He was 56.
Mr. Britz was born to Air Force Technical Sgt. Daniel T. and Ida M. (Berger) Britz on May 1, 1954, at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. As a military family, they lived in a number of places, including Homestead AFB in Florida; Turner AFB in Georgia; Nouasseur AFB in Morocco; and Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, Ariz..
Mr. Britz graduated from Sunnyside High School in Tucson in 1972 and went on to get a bachelor’s degree in history at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., in 1976. After a brief hiatus from school, he returned to Tucson and received a master’s degree in 1986 and a doctorate in U.S. history in 1999 from the University of Arizona....
A well-respected member of the museum field for more than 30 years, Kevin worked as a consultant to various historic sites and communities and taught at several universities while employed at museums in Minnesota, Arizona and Oregon....
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Mr. Britz was born to Air Force Technical Sgt. Daniel T. and Ida M. (Berger) Britz on May 1, 1954, at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. As a military family, they lived in a number of places, including Homestead AFB in Florida; Turner AFB in Georgia; Nouasseur AFB in Morocco; and Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, Ariz..
Mr. Britz graduated from Sunnyside High School in Tucson in 1972 and went on to get a bachelor’s degree in history at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., in 1976. After a brief hiatus from school, he returned to Tucson and received a master’s degree in 1986 and a doctorate in U.S. history in 1999 from the University of Arizona....
A well-respected member of the museum field for more than 30 years, Kevin worked as a consultant to various historic sites and communities and taught at several universities while employed at museums in Minnesota, Arizona and Oregon....