Dr. Joseph A. Riggs

He is a man, physician and friend who can nor ever be forgotten....I say a prayer for him everyday and reflect what a "wonderful human" once was on this Earth... Now, he is shared in Heaven by all! Love, prayers and thanks for being the person you have been to me.

I will never forget you... no one like you....."your simply the best" doc and person....continue to sadly miss you.... keeping you in my prayers daily. Annette Bevilacqua

I remember when i meet Dr.Riggs for an appointment recommened by my dad Dr.Carnes i was nervous going into the office but he put me at ease with his sweet beside manner etc

What a wonderful physician and human...I will always miss and remember Dr. Riggs.. A very sad loss to all his patients and friends through the years.I cherish the memory of having this great man in my life. May he rest in peace and God bless him. I miss him, and his "wink" He is in the arms of an Angel! Sadly missed by me.
Annette Bevilacqua

I was a patient of Dr. Riggs, he was wonderful as a physician and caring, sincere person. He saved my life because of a crisis and very important surgical procedure I required. I cried the day he informed me he was going to retire. There is no one like him and he will "always" be in my prayers and thoughts...I continue to miss him, speak of him and always will remember him and services he rendered to me...his care and love for me and all his patients and family. He was very proud of his children and grandchildren..Always remembered and loved! Forever missed... God Bless a wonderful physician and man. Annette Bevilacqua

Lori and Riggs family,

I am so sorry to hear of your fathers passing!!!!!
What a legacy he has left!!!
I pray for you to all find peace and feel his love from above!!!
Look for winks, that helps to find comfort!!!

Blessings,
Kathleen Lario

Dear Riggs Family
Im so sorry for your loss
My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time
Ill never forget his smile and his positive energy when he would see you !!!
Much love
Joann Barse

What an amazing man, Im so blessed to have had Dr Riggs in my life for the years I was growing up in Haddonfield with his son JC and the rest of the wonderful Riggs family. They are like family to me and my family and many wonderful memories of our families together will be with us forever. He will be missed but has touched so many people in his life with his wisdom and love, and that will hopefully be passed on to many generations after us .

Dear Riggs family my condolences to all of you I was a patient for a long time I can remember Dr.Riggs aka Uncle Joe calling me a day or 2 to wish me Happy Birthday also him and Reichman coming to have lunch with my dad exchanging stories or to catch up on who was doing what in the Medical Society etc

I can remember Dr.Riggs calling me a day after my birthday to wish me a Happy Birthday plus coming to have lunch with my dad Dr.Carnes the 2 of them would always catch on who did what and exchange stories

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this most sorrowful time, and sincerely share your great loss.

I was a patient of Dr. Riggs for years. I was sorry to learn of his passing. He was such a nice gentleman. I know how much he loved his family and grandchildren and always remember how he wore all their pictures on his white coat. May he rest in peace and my condolences go out to all his family.

Dear Lola and family,

Dr. Riggs showed warmth and humanity in all he did. He touched so many lives in a positive way. My family is indebted to him for the support that he gave us over the years. He was truly a remarkable person.

Our family would like to extend our sincere sympathy to the entire Riggs family. We are in shock and our hearts hurt to learn of this very sad news. He was my mother's doctor, my doctor for over forty years and my daughter's doctor. I cried when he retired. I remember years ago even going to Ocean City for a doctors visit. I have so many fond memories of him through those years especially when he delivered my son on January 1, 1969, his First Hammonton NJ New Year Baby. Dr. Riggs was a kind and caring physician. He brought me through many medical surgeries and I am grateful. He always had a kind word and spent time catching up on what the family was doing. He knew my husband and always asked about him. He was thrilled to hear his New Year Baby became a Division 2 Head Football Coach and my grandson was playing football for Johns Hopkins. The favorite part of my office visit were the buttons he wore. They were his pride and joy and each had a wonderful story that he loved telling. He was the BEST of the BEST. He was a doctor to be admired. I always loved knowing he had been to Mass before his rounds. May God continue to bless him and the entire Riggs Family.

He leaves this earth now but his spirit remains with all of us whose lives he touched not only through his profession but also with his kindness. Heaven's gates are wide open to welcome him home. We are very sad but the angels are smiling as Our Lord says "Welcome my good and faithful servant. You have done well my son." May our "Good Doctor" always rest in peace and in the arms of Our Lord.

Joe and family -- our sincere condolences. Doug and Anne Johnson

I read many of the words of condolence and praise of good old Joe. I second all of them in spades. I've been blessed in my life having so many extraordinary friends and Joe was right at the top. So I just want to add a precious quality that Joe brought to all of us who had Joe in our lives. And that's simply was that Joe was fun! Thank you Joe for bringing that enormous joy to all of us whose lives you touch.Vinny Kelly

Your family are in our prayers. It was wonderful
having you in our life. You were a blessing to everyone who knew you. You will be so missed.

To the Riggs family

My life has been immeasurably enriched, as have the lives of hundreds of others, by the warmth and kindness of this special man. In a world where grace and compassion are woefully lacking, Dr. Riggs was a beacon of spiritual humanity. I will always be thankful for him reaching out to provide support and comfort to me as I was experiencing serious medical concerns. I will always regard him as an exemplar of simple, fundamental human goodness. He leaves this earth with an enduring legacy that will live on in those of us whose lives he touched.

Dear Lola and family
Joe was a special person, a wonderful Dr,
and a really good friend to my husband Martin Swiecicki. He was the kind of person who gave back to the community and the medical profession.
My prayers are with you. He will be missed.
Fondly, Gloria Swiecicki

Dr. Joe Riggs will be remembered in my prayers and at Mass this coming Saturday. He was a man of great Faith and a Healer who understood and valued the gift of Life.

I also pray with and for his entire family, who have lost a real patriarch!

Rev. Edward Reading, PhD, LCADC
formerly of the MSNJ staff

The Riggs family has touched many lives, and I hope that in his passing, the sharing of memories and tributes of Dr. Riggs, that everyone will remember and continue to practice what counts the most-making others feel valuable.

Dear LoAnn, Joe and Riggs family,
I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of your awesome patriarch. Dr. Riggs was a fixture in Haddonfield for decades as well as one of the most diehard sports fans at HMHS. He had quite an accomplished career but I'm sure his most proud legacy is his beautiful family. Find peace in all the great memories you have of him.

Dear Lola and all the Family
Joe was a remarkable human being. He was loved by so many people. I owe so much to Joe, my getting involved directly with Georgetown and the Medical School. It was he who was instrumental in my getting the John Carroll Award.He was the reason our three girls are graduates of the Medical School. And somewhat indirectly was responsible for our two sons to be Graduates of the Law School. He was loved by many many people whose lives he has touched. May God give him Joyous Welcome at the Gates of Heaven..

We send our loving thoughts and prayers to the Riggs Family in your time of sadness. We have many fond memories of Joe and Lola during our Lourdes Auxiliary and Haddonfield days. May God bless you all . Love Carl and Anne Obeck and Family

I am so saddened to hear of Joe's passing. Having the opportunity to know and become friends with Joe and his beloved and beautiful wife, Lola, is one of my most treasured experiences of time spent with my husband, Donald, at meetings of the American Medical Association. Joe was such a handsome, kind, and generous man. He was so proud to be a medical doctor and cared deeply for his patients. Joe taught me the importance of making others feel special by small, but personal, gestures. Joe called those he held dear to heart on their birthday each year. I always felt honored to be included on Joe's birthday call list. I will miss hearing from him greatly. I send to Lola my love and condolences and wish peace and comfort for each and every member of the Riggs family as they grapple with this huge loss. Sincerely, Robin Spencer Palmisano

So sad! I recently talked with Joe. He sounded great and was very upbeat. Every birthday Joe would call and it was great to hear from him. He was a dear friend and always willing to help in any way. We served together on the AMA Board of Trustees. He will be missed. May he Rest in Peace. I know his family will find comfort in the treasure trove of memories and all the lives he enriched.

Donald

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My sympathy to the Riggs family. I was Dr. Riggs patient for over forty years and he truly was a very caring physician.

Lori and family,

Sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Riggs.

While I only met him a few times I have a great memory from the 1980's where I was doing some landscaping work on the beach behind your home and the OCPD took me away. Your dad wearing only gym shorts and sandals came and got me out.

A great father and a beautiful man leaving a wonderful family legacy. God bless.

Tim Hinchman, Houston, Texas

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Riggs family. I was Dr Riggs patient for about 20 years. The one thing that stuck out with Dr Riggs was his grandchildren's button that he wore with so much pride and joy. I was sadden the day I was told that he was retiring. May he rest in peace.

What a special guy/physician/colleague! Joe and his beautiful family are in my thoughts and prayers of thanksgiving for all of his many contributions to his community, his profession and our country.

My sympathy's to the Riggs family. My father, Dr. Ronald Schiraldi, attended GU with Dr. Riggs. I have fond memories of your husband/father from our many meetings (mostly at GU basketball games) over the years.

He touched so many lives. May you find comfort in knowing he is in the arms of our heavenly father.

Diane Schiraldi Rivero

Sending My sympathy and prayers to the Riggs family. He will forever be watching over you.

Zena Charokopos

My sympathy and prayers to the Riggs family. I was his patient for 25 yrs he was the most wonderful doctor, person and friend. My heart broke the day he retired. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. God bless him and he is truly an Angel in heaven. He was a real, giving man to all. I am so blessed to have known him. God bless you Dr.Riggs. You are in my heart and prayers forever.

I am saddened to hear of the passing of a fellow Hoya. He will be in my prayers. My deepest condolences to his family.
Thomas DeBenedictis, MD FACS

My deepest sympathies and prayers for the Riggs family. My father, Dr. Ronald Schiraldi, attended Georgetown with Dr. Riggs. I have fond memories of shared car rides down to the Captial Centre in Landover, Maryland to watch Georgetown basketball games. May he rest in peace.

It was my honor to be a classmate of Joe's at Georgetown Medical School. Joe was larger than life, a devoted husband and father, a loyal and dedicated Hoya, and a classic Georgetown physician. We will never forget his enthusiasm and that big smile. Condolences to Lola and all of the family - the world will miss him.

Lori and family - my deepest sympathy on the passing of your father and the children's grandfather. You are in my prayers in this time of sorrow. May he Rest In Peace.

Funny conversation with Dr. Riggs: years after delivering my daughter Michele gratis, he asked about her. I told him she was a lawyer. He said great, she's over 21 and can't sue me now.

So sorry for the loss of my fabulous Dr....Dr Riggs...he did my hysterectomy and delivered my two oldest Daughters,Debbie and Gina...he really took good care of me...my deepest sympathy to the family.

Dear Lola and family. It was a honor and privilege to know Joe and to share in his life. He left behind a wonderful family and innumerable friends. What more could we ask of anyone?

I am a better person having known Dr. Riggs. He led by example not words. I don't think you will be able to find a better example of a man who loved his family and friends to the extent Dr. Riggs did. His children are a testament to his ability to install the love of life that only comes from a deeply religious conviction.
Dr. Riggs will sorely be missed by anyone who was fortunate enough to know him and be touched by him.

Dear Mrs Riggs and Family,
So sorry to hear of DrRiggs passing.
Always so pleasant.....A Great Great Man will certainly be missed...
The Clarke family

My deepest sympathies go out to the entire Riggs family for your loss !!

Dr.Riggs was always a very encouraging person who gave me wonderful advice as a teenager finding my way. Often as life pulls us in different directions I spent less and less time with JC and the Riggs family but I never forgot the wonderful man Dr.Riggs was to me.

RIP Dr.Riggs heaven has another angel please say hello to Mr.Misita for me

My deepest condolences to the Riggs family. Dr. Riggs was instrumental in helping me when I started my photography business in 1979. He leased his former office on Haddon Avenue to me when I had no business experience. 40 years later, I say thank you Dr. Riggs. RIP.

I would like to extend my sympathies to the Riggs family in the loss of their dear father. Dr Riggs was a warm and generous person with a kind word for everyone. I shared his passion for gardening and he was very helpful with my planting choices at our home on Legion Lane. The legacy he leaves behind is amazing and an extension of his goodness and care for others. God bless this wonderful man and his lovely family,

Georgetown will miss Joe very much . A great person great doctor and one amazing HOYA. As he says Georgetown forever . Condolences to his family and friends . It was an honor to know this wonderful man.