Roy (Neal) Riggsbee

Born May 17, 1953. Heaven needed a softball player that could slow pitch and hit; called up March 2, 1975.

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Come on, we all remember good ol' Neal in some way !

For gosh sakes, how could/can you not "see" him, with that imposing size ?

Always a super nice guy, always smiling, always laughing at my bad jokes,

and yet, for a large young man, not a mean pound in this gentle giant.

A dang nice guy.

From Bill Davenport:

I grew up with Neal in Carrboro. It's been many years ago, however he was a nice guy, always friendly.

He was a big guy, but not intimidating or bullying in any way.

I remember he had this old late 40's or early 50's ford pickup truck with a flathead v-8 engine.

If you know anything about cars, it was cool then, and still is today, plus worth a ton of money!!

I was shocked when he died, it was a real loss.

He was a good guy, taken too soon.

From Chris Riggsbee:

Neal was my cousin.

We grew up playing whatever sport was in season in the neighborhoods of Carrboro.

You didn't want to get in his way when he got up a head of steam.

He was a nice guy with a gentle soul.

From Paula Wright Pressley:

I knew Neal from 1^st grade on. Neal, Sheryl, and I were very close friends.

I remember he would pick us up in his MG.

All three of us never missed a meal during our younger years,

so it was a tight fit to say the least.

Neal was alway making me laugh.

I will always miss him.

From Donnie Tuck:

The summer before our senior year in high school and during our senior year,

Neal and I became tennis regulars at the UNC tennis courts.

Neal had a first serve that sounded and moved like a rocket.

But his second serve was so soft, sometimes it would barely make it over the net.

That was fine when I was playing against him.

However, when I was his partner,

I would backpedal as quickly as I could to avoid getting creamed by our opponent's return.