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Col. Biggs was active in the Raleigh Fire Department as a teenager and helped establish the Raleigh Rescue Squad. Following retirement from the military, he was active with the New Hope and Knightdale Volunteer Fire Departments. He had a special love and a great knowledge of old fire equipment. He restored numerous fire trucks for several cities and friends. He owned and restored a 1921 American LaFrance that he drove in various local parades and won multiple awards in vintage shows. Col. Biggs shared his knowledge and ability to find antique fire engine parts all over the United States.
To all of Bob Biggs' personal friends, he served as a bank of knowledge. He knew how to repair anything. His friendship and knowledge will be a great loss to many.
Col. Biggs is survived by his cherished aunt, Olive Limer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert L. and Gertrude Biggs.
A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 23 at Brown- Wynne Funeral Home, Saint Mary's Street. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park.
Visitation will be held Thursday, March 22 at the funeral home from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Gary Amato
March 22, 2007
Bob was a good man. He lived a great and exciting life. He traveled all over the world living life to the fullest. He’s done everything from hunting wild bore in Turkey, eating at the finest restaurants in Germany to hiking the mountains of Peru. He piloted some of the Air Force’s finest aircraft so well that he ended up as an instructor. He was always willing to share his knowledge to anyone that would ‘listen’. I would often ask him how he could remember something word for word that he may have read over 20 yrs ago. He would look at me puzzled at the question and say, “I just never forgot”. I told him I needed to learn what he knew. He would give me that little Bob chuckle and say, “I can’t tell all I know because then you’ll know what I know and what you know”. I gained a lot of knowledge from him, which made me a better person. Bob came across to some people that didn’t know him well as a hard, stern kind of guy. But he did have a great sense of humor and compassion for his fellow man. He especially had a soft spot for a friendly cat or dog. He will be greatly missed.
David Peterson
March 21, 2007
Bob Biggs was one of my customers on my mail route and I considered him a friend. He told me many stories about his life from his childhood to being in the Air Force. Bob was a very interesting and skilled person. I've known Bob for over well 15 years and I will miss him. His death was a surprise to me, I spoke to him just a few days ago. God Bless Bob.
Tommy Byrum
March 21, 2007
I am very saddened by the passing of Bob. I knew him thru my friend Mike
Murray. Bob was the most knowledgeable person I have ever known when it comes to repairing or restoring most anything.
It's a shame that Bob never wrote a book about his knowledge of Old
Firetrucks. I have always thought that Bob probably knew more about
American LeFrance than most people at American LeFrance. The
restoration community has truly lost one of it's brightest stars.
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