Kevin William Riggins

Kevin William Riggins, 57, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 3, 2022. Services will be held at Westkirk Presbyterian Church, 2700 Colby Woods Dr. in Urbandale, IA on Friday, October 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation prior beginning at 9:30 a.m. Urn burial will be at a later date.

Kevin was born on January 24, 1965 in Columbia, MO to Patricia (Lowe) and Keith Riggins. He graduated from Chickasha, Oklahoma High School and later obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Simpson College, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Kevin was passionate about information technology and served in a variety of different roles during the course of his career. The majority of his later years was spent in the field of information security and at one time he maintained a blog entitled Infosec Ramblings which began to focus on his interests in cyber security. For several years he was a regular participant at the annual Black Hat/Def Con cyber security conference in Las Vegas, collectively referred to as "Hacker Summer Camp." He most recently held the position of Principal Product Security Leader at GE Healthcare. Kevin was also a professional photographer and enjoyed many different creative pursuits including pottery, creating with Legos and playing the guitar. Kevin was an avid reader of science fiction and loved traveling, and hiking in the mountains.

He is survived by his wife, Robin Riggins; his mother, Patt Riggins; sister, Kristin (Josh) Conway; brother-in-law, Scott Williamson; numerous nieces and nephews; his beloved Corgi, Daisy; and Maine Coon, Penny.

Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Keith Riggins; and his sister, Kimberly Williamson.

Memorials may be directed to the Animal Rescue League, the Des Moines Symphony or to the Civic Music Association. Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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