John Wesley Riggs Jr passed away peacefully at his home on November 7th, 2023 at the age of 75 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Van Nuys, CA and moved with his family to Reno, NV as a young teenager. He graduated from Reno High School and then served in the Army reserves for six years. He went to work for Lear Jet (Mr. Bill Lear) at the Reno Stead airport before transitioning to working at Bally’s Gaming.
He loved to work on cars and enjoyed racing in the local Reno SCCA for over three decades. He loved his dogs, hiking and going camping in the Sierra mountains.
He was a proud father & grandfather, a loving brother and reliable friend to many in the Reno area. He had a kind soul and generous heart. He will be greatly missed.
John was preceded in death by his parents, John Sr. and Mildred Riggs and survived by his son, John Riggs III (Mari); granddaughters, Makyla & Briella; brother, Woody Riggs; niece Kelsey.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 23rd from 11am-1pm at Hope Community Church located at 755 Trademark Dr. Reno, NV 89521. In lieu of sending flowers, please consider making a donation to The Veterans Guest House in John’s name.
John was my best friend at Reno High, taught me how to ride a mototcyle, spent many a Friday and Saturday night cruising downtown Reno, did our basic training (Army at Ft. Polk, LA) and advanced individual training (AIT) for combat medics at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX .
In May 1969, John was "Best Man" at my wedding to the love of my life: Sharon Haugen.. I moved to Las Vegas in 1972 and moved back to Reno 2002. Caught up with him while I was working for local CPA where John was a long time client.
Bruce Templeton
John Wesley Riggs Jr passed away peacefully at his home on November 7th, 2023 at the age of 75 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Van Nuys, CA and moved with his family to Reno, NV as a young teenager. He graduated from Reno High School and then served in the Army reserves for six years. He went to work for Lear Jet (Mr. Bill Lear) at the Reno Stead airport before transitioning to working at Bally’s Gaming.
He loved to work on cars and enjoyed racing in the local Reno SCCA for over three decades. He loved his dogs, hiking and going camping in the Sierra mountains.
He was a proud father & grandfather, a loving brother and reliable friend to many in the Reno area. He had a kind soul and generous heart. He will be greatly missed.
John was preceded in death by his parents, John Sr. and Mildred Riggs and survived by his son, John Riggs III (Mari); granddaughters, Makyla & Briella; brother, Woody Riggs; niece Kelsey.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 23rd from 11am-1pm at Hope Community Church located at 755 Trademark Dr. Reno, NV 89521. In lieu of sending flowers, please consider making a donation to The Veterans Guest House in John’s name.
- Reno Gazette Journal, 03/11/2024
11/18/1947 (Van Nuys, California) - 11/07/2023 (Reno, Nevada)
Barton Rowe (Rowe)
John was my best friend at Reno High, taught me how to ride a mototcyle, spent many a Friday and Saturday night cruising downtown Reno, did our basic training (Army at Ft. Polk, LA) and advanced individual training (AIT) for combat medics at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX .
In May 1969, John was "Best Man" at my wedding to the love of my life: Sharon Haugen.. I moved to Las Vegas in 1972 and moved back to Reno 2002. Caught up with him while I was working for local CPA where John was a long time client.