Brian Douglas Creighton

Brian Douglas Creighton passed peacefully on August 16, 2026 at the age of 76.

Brian was born February 28, 1950, in Oceanside, California. He had an engineer’s mind and the uncanny ability to build or repair just about anything. Brian was the definition of handy. If something needed fixing, Brian could probably figure it out. If a project needed finishing—well, that was for someone else to figure out.

He served our country in the Air Force. He also served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York City. His membership in the church eventually led him to the divine—or as we call her: Mom—when he attended BYU and met Lori Jean Thurman.

The two married and spent more than 50 years together. Lori stayed by Brian’s side and supported him all the way to the end, through all the good years and the hard years, without wavering.

Brian’s humor was so dry that you might wonder whether he was joking. Rest assured, he was. He had a sharp wit and appreciated irreverent hilarity. He was beloved by his family, which includes all the wonderful people at Glen’s Key, Lock & Safe, where he spent his entire career and became Utah’s first Certified Master Locksmith.

Brian grew up swimming in the ocean and riding motorcycles in the desert. He often found peace being outside and in nature. He was the self-appointed ecclesiastical leader of the church of the backyard and over the years his congregation consisted of a menagerie of pets and wild animals that were inexplicably devoted to Brian.

Brian is survived by his angel of a wife, Lori, and their five children: Cari (Gary), Jessie, Coty (Merritt), Ryan (Randi), and Lisa (Kasey).

He is also survived by a dozen grandchildren: Ryan (Katelyn), Ethne C., Remei, Alex, Evy, Jester, Hayden, Bridger, Sawyer, Ethne D., Autumn, and Nolan.

Brian leaves behind a family who will miss his irreverent humor, his ingenuity, his stubbornness, and the softer side he didn’t always advertise.

His family has defiantly gone against his wishes to be put in a shoebox in the backyard and will hold a memorial service and celebration of life on Thursday, August 27, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E South Temple St., Salt Lake City, Utah.