Mr. Rigler was our music teacher in elementary school.

He was strict and made it clear right away that he would not tolerate bad behavior in his classroom:

"...if I catch you doing that again...I will hang you upside down until the blood drips out of your nose..."

and would go on to say:

"that is not a threat, that's a promise."


But darn it all, he was so f'n fun.

I loved his class and looked forward to it.
He had a big heart and gifted us kids with his passion for music.

My favorite memory of him is when we would sing Neil Young's "Heart of Gold"...

...Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old.
and he would add:
thanks to Div.6