Obit for Riggan, Donald - Oklahoma County OK

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::Memory Gardens Cemetery--??

Donald Riggan

Donald Riggan, 64, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 28, 2004.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Paramount Terrace Christian 
Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon 
Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St.

Mr. Riggan was born in Clinton, Okla., on March 17, 1940, to Alene 
and Homer Riggan. He graduated from Del City High School in Del City, 
Okla., in 1957, where he was an all-state athlete and a member of the 
school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Mr. Riggan graduated from East 
Central University in Ada, Okla., with his bachelor's degree in 1963 
and received his master's in education from WTSU in 1973.

After a brief stint of coaching basketball in New Mexico, he took a 
position as head varsity basketball coach and teacher at Amarillo 
High School from 1970 to 1974. In 1975, he became an agent with State 
Farm Insurance, where he remained until his retirement in 2002.

Mr. Riggan was a member of Harley Owners Group "HOG" Amarillo 
Chapter, where he was very active. He loved his family and his many 
friends. He was quick to lend a hand and tell a joke. He loved both 
watching and participating. He loved LIFE.

Survivors include his wife, Tracey; three sons, Don Riggan Jr., Dayle 
Riggan and Matt Harmel, all of Amarillo; a daughter, Joanna Harmel of 
Amarillo; and a granddaughter, Riley Grace Riggan.

The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, 
Amarillo, TX 79105.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 30, 2004
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