Megan LeRae Briggs, 23, our beautiful daughter, our Peanut, passed away unexpectedly from a heroin overdose on Monday, December 18, 2017 at her home in Albany. Megan was born in Utica on March 12, 1994, she is the daughter of Duane R. Briggs and Kristie L. (Schoonmaker) Cieslak. She was raised locally, was a graduate of Westmoreland High School and attended a joint nursing program with SUNY IT and St. Elizabeth School of Nursing. She was currently employed with Rayben Enterprises in Albany. Megan enjoyed fishing with her fishing buddy, her dad, cooking, baking and Dr. Pepper. Her favorite pasttime was reading. No matter where she was, she always sought out her local library; this was her safe place. Megan’s smile was like the sun and her laugh was like music, so infectious. Megan is survived by her mother and step-father, Kristie and Walter Cieslak of Whitesboro; her father, Duane Briggs of Whitesboro; two sisters, Madison Cieslak of Whitesboro and Kaitlyn Briggs of Utica; step-brother, Alex Houck of Georgia; maternal grandparents, Wayne and Monica Storms of Verona; paternal grandfather, Richard Briggs of Forestport; paternal grandparents, Rita and Ken VanDresar of Holland Patent; aunts and uncles, Justin and Zainab Storms of Syracuse, April Storms of Rome, Sally and Josh Russitano of Rome, Sara Briggs of Holland Patent, Sgt. George and Tori VanDresar of Ft. Drum, Joe VanDresar of Holland Patent, Jason and Marsha Schoonmaker of Jersey Shore, PA, Rich and Renee Schoonmaker of Munchy, PA and a special uncle and aunt, Robert and June Cooney of Marcy; cousins, Phallon, Elliott, Eli, Abbi, Levi, Maximus, Mia, Izzy, Noah, Michael, Emma, Kylie and James. Calling hours for family and friends are Wednesday, December 27, 2017 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the Heintz Funeral Home, 408 Herkimer Rd., N. Utica, followed by a prayer and a time to share your beloved memories of Megan. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Mid York Library System, 1600 Lincoln Ave., Utica, NY 13502 in Megan’s memory. Megan’s family extends a special thank you to all of her friends who walked beside her in this journey.