We are sorry to inform the Class of '83 and the Lee community that Richard Wiggins died in Chandler, Arizona, June 17, 2007.

He was born on March 15, 1964 at Fort Knox, KY, the first born child of Harry and Clarice Wiggins. As a youth he traveled with his parents and sister, Gina, to military stations in the United States and overseas. He lived three years in the Philippines when his father was assigned to the US Embassy in Manila.

 He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield, VA in 1983; while in high school he was on the tennis team and earned his Eagle Scout rank.

He then attended Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, graduating with a BS in Fisheries Biology; Richard also received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant through the California Army National Guard Officer's Candidate program while in college. He met his wife to be, Tanowo, at Humboldt; they were married in February of 1992. They lived in North Bend, WA for eight years where he worked for the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) as a fisheries biologist. His sons Andrew (8) and Alex (6) were born in WA. Richard and his family moved to Phoenix in 2000 when he was hired by the Arizona Game and Fish Department as a fisheries research biologist. He was a wonderful son and grandson and a devoted husband and father. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting, camping, and collecting insects and butterflies. He was a Deacon at Mission Del Sol Presbyterian Church, Tempe, AZ, and a member of their mission to Honduras in 2005. As a fisheries biologist at the Arizona Game and Fish Department, he conducted numerous fishing clinics for adults and youth of the greater Phoenix area. Richard also volunteered his time teaching handicapped youth, Cub Scouts, other youth organizations and Native American youth the joys of fishing; he also gave many lectures on fishing at elementary school assemblies. He leaves his wife, Tanowo and two sons of Chandler, AZ, his parents Harry and Clarice Wiggins of Watsonville, CA, his sister, Gina Kennedy, her husband Sean and nephew Declan of Rome, Italy and his mother-in-law, Linda Hornbuckle of Chandler.