John F. Riggs

QUINCY John F. Riggs, of Quincy, died at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at age 80. Born in Dorchester, where he was raised and educated, he lived in West Quincy for 37 years and enjoyed summers on Cape Cod. A steamship clerk for the Longshoreman's Association, John was a Korean War Army veteran. During his time in the service, he was a boxer and outside of Ft. Bliss, TX, he won the Boxing Championship of the Camp. He was a member of BSA-ILA, the Elks and the American Legion Morrissette Post. The beloved husband of the late Barbara A. (Pierce) Riggs, John was the loving father of Barbara A. Riggs of Quincy, Michelle Riggs Pearson and her husband Bill of CA, Kevin Riggs of Norwell, Lisa Riggs of Westboro, Ricky Riggs of W. Quincy and the late John F. Riggs, Jr. and the dear grandfather of Julia, Reid and Lesley Pearson, all of CA. He was the brother of Gerald of Mansfield, Robert of Milton and the late William, Edward, Joseph and Francis Riggs and Mary Wilkinson and is also survived by his good friend Bill W. His funeral will be from the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm St., Quincy Center on Friday, December 5 at 9:00 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church, W. Quincy at 10:00 a.m. Family and friends are invited. Visiting hours are on Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Burial is in Blue Hill Cemetery. Donations in John's memory may be made to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, PO Box 759155, Baltimore, MD 21275-9155 or nami.org. For directions and the online guest book, please visit at www. dennissweeney funeralhome.com 617-773-2728