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The young fellow on the right is Elmer Riggins.
The family home was on Clementon Road
in Gibbsboro, New Jersey




Dorothy May Riggins

90 Kendall Boulevard, Oaklyn, NJ
1925 set a US record for new homes: Almost 1,000,000
That record was not broken until 1975
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George Riggins served in the Pacific




David's first offshore trip
Ross Allen's Reptile Institute - Florida

Built from a boat kit



Preparing for the commute to Collingswood High School

First cross country "win"
Collingswood vs. Atlantic City

Square Circle Club in Gibbsboro. Lots of fun for many years.
"...and proper driving attitude."
That is soooooooo ME!



South Philly High - College-bound senior physics


Left to right: Augustus (Dan) Rathgeber, Frances (Nan) Casner Rathgeber, Blanche Moeller Riggins, and Elmer (the poet) Riggins


Her father, Major John F Casner, commanded Company K of the 91st Infantry and fought in many civil war battles including Gettysburg, where his name appears on the monument below.




Douglas in training at Fort Dix, NJ
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The first birthday party.




Near Munich

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Neen helping with David's Masters Thesis









Yosemite









Fort Lauderdale

The Greek islands cruise on the Stella Solaris

Santorini

Ephesus


Istanbul

Delphi

Cairo

Temple of Karnak in Luxor (aka ancient Thebes)


Windsor Castle

Urquhart Castle ruins on Loch Ness near Inverness

5 Tudor Close, Cobham, Surrey
Neighbor to the rear was John Lodge of the Moody Blues





Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Look familiar?



David's licence to operate a color TV set!

David's

The pizza was not so good!


Inside the crater of Vesuvius.












"I really don't think you're as smart as me, Dad,
You've just had more experience."



The Algarve on Portugal's south coast







Not Linda Ronstadt





The neighbor across the street was Senator Jake Garn


Wahoo!




The model train platform with the Undecided II

"Graduation" at Virginia Tech
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Langley High senior class president speaks at
graduation in DAR Hall, Washington, DC





Same to you!


Fort Lauderdale









Wildwood, NJ



Fireworks aboard the Badger on the Potomac River
On the Clipper City out of Baltimore



Captain Bob's Badger




We beat the drum!

On the Fishin' Frenzy before she became famous
July 4 at the Franchi resort

Grandpa Rathgeber's memorial trip



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Aboard the Fishin' Frenzy with Captain Greg,
star of the TV series Wicked Tuna.


A "Happy Birthday" cruise on the Cherry Blossom
out of Old Town Alexandria



From the South Jersey Marina in Cape May.









The beach house

Who's the old bald guy?



Well I'll drink to that!



A "Happy Birthday" cruise on the Catherine Marie
out of Annapolis







That's not the horizon, it's just the top of the first wave!
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A big Blue Marlin on the other end


A few days at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach





The bear trap!

Dearly beloved...

Laguna Beach

Meryl who?



Carlos Santana? You've got to change your evil ways...

Pauline's retirement party at the Charles Town races



The Athens Cowboy Choir - Who's the guy with sun glasses?

National fireworks from the balcony






Holy carp!

The "Sheriff" from the Athens Cowboy Choir

TGA on the Blue Heron



The Director

The new view in Palm Beach



The Athens Cowboy Choir
Wicked Tuna!
Tom Franchi, Captain Greg, and Captain David.

Davey performs at the Flicker Bar in Athens.

Christmas!

Surprise! Happy birthday Neen.


Elf Power on the cover of Flagpole Magazine

On a coast-to-coast tour with Elf Power
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Photos below are not in chronological order.



If you can read this, itz working fine.
All I had to do was cut the cord off: Wireless!

Home, home and deranged...
...where the beer and the cantaloupe lay...
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