It’s my pleasure to let you all know that, in tandem with Ryan’s brilliant upgrade of the launch to the “right” engine system, last Saturday 20th we finally placed the name on the launch!
You can see a slideshow of last Saturday’s installation project HERE. (Hit PLAY)
Thanks Ryan Reid, and also Gary Smoot, who came in to save the sticky process…
The name “Tener R” comes from my father Tener Riggs Eckelberry (Senior), who died on October 23, 2007 in Southwest France.
There is a short bio HERE. Scroll down for a fascinating collection of his postwar stories including some great CIA anecdotes…
Here is a photo from the last quality time I spent with my father, in 2006:. Some of you will recognize this as the photo I use, cropped, for all my social media profiles.
I am honored and thankful for the opportunity to remember my father in this fashion.
Thanks, LARC.
Riggs
(Tener Riggs Eckelberry Jr.)
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Hi there Riggs, I’m not sure I have the right guy but I think I have? My name is George and back in the MID 70’s I was a Rep for a Sydney Company and traveled throughout PNG and there was a Guy I met with the same Name as you Riggs and this guy I met several times at Madang and Lea and would very Much like to catch up with him. He should be in his Mid 50’s I think and he was tall and was writing a novel whilst working in the Merchant Navy or at least on Coastal Freighters around PNG.
Riggs if that is you then please get in touch with me as I would love to find out what you have been up to and how you life has evolved .
If it is not you then it may be one of your relatives and you could pass this on for me Riggs. But I think I have the right T Riggs Eckelberry JNR.At least I hope so. George Curtis NSW. Australia. georgecodie@optusnet.com.au