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Norman Riggins Obituary
July 6, 1926 ~ December 15, 2016
Norm was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, moving to Oregon at age 12. He attended Cascade College in Portland, OR, where he met the love of his life, Yvonne (Bonnie) Agee, who he married in 1949. Norm graduated from Western Evangelical Seminary in Portland, OR, then served in the ECNA denomination in 5 churches in Oregon and Washington. In 1976 Norm became the first full time director of Operation Nightwatch in Seattle, serving for 16 years before retiring after 40 years of full-time ministry. Norm and Bonnie enjoyed traveling to 28 countries.
Norm is survived by his wife, Bonnie, children Janice Kochendorfer (Kris), Tim Riggins (Helen), grandsons John and Keith Kochendorfer and Thomas Riggins and granddaughter Victoria Riggins.
A memorial service will be held on January 21st at 1:00pm at the Emmaus Road Mapleleaf Church at 1059 NE 96th St., Seattle.
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Rick Reynolds
January 17, 2017
What makes me sad is the stories that Norm takes with him - the street stories from all the years of visiting dive bars and hanging out with homeless people, bartenders, cops etc. His recollections of old Seattle will be missed. And personally, I will miss his advice, which I sought often when I first was hired as his replacement nearly 23 years ago.
God bless Bonnie, Tim, Jan and family.
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