[Tlc] FW: The legendary Fred Riggs 1918 - 2008

[Michael Montesano]

International Public Management Network Listserv 
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Dear IPMN Colleagues:

We are deeply saddened to report that the distinguished and legendary
comparative administration scholar Fred W. Riggs has passed away after a
major stroke. Fred was 90 and died a week after the stroke in a hospital
near his home in Honolulu, Hawaii, as reported to us by his daughter
Wendy. A celebration of his life will be held in Hawaii (Oahu) on the
9th of March.

There are no words to adequately express how much Fred Riggs contributed
to the field of comparative public administration. He was the
paterfamilias of CPA. And Fred Riggs was a giant not just in CPA but in
PA, an amazing scholar whose quest for knowledge knew no bounds. Visit
his website to gain some insight into his incredible curiosity, the
vastness of his knowledge and the range of his accomplishments. 

As a teacher, scholar and colleague Fred did so much for so many. Riggs
was an intellectual colossus and personally, in every way, he was a
gracious and great man. He lived a long and full life and was a
productive thinker and scholar to the end of his days. Fred Riggs was
one of a kind and although he has passed from this mortal coil he will
not be forgotten. His legacy will live on.

Respectfully,

L. R. Jones
for IPMN

Lawrence R. Jones, Ph.D.
George F. A. Wagner Professor of Public Management
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NPS
Monterey, CA 
dukedmb at aol.com 
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