AAPS, The Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences

AAPS, Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences

Business Office: 96 East 700 South, Logan, UT 84321-5555, Phone: 435-744-3428

Home
History of AAPS
AAPS Awards
AAPS Advocate
AAPS Business Members
AAPS Bylaws
AAPS Code of Ethics
AAPS Fossil Dealers Guide
AAPS Grants
AAPS Journal
AAPS Meetings
AAPS Membership Application
AAPS Scholarships
Sample Newsletter
Fossil Ivory Ban
Members Memorial
Photo Scale
President's Message
Sample Collecting Contract

Daniel LeRoy Rigel
July 23, 1928 - March 8, 2010

Dan Rigel (center)

Dan Rigel ran Caveman Lapidary along with his wife, Hope for nearly 40 years. Dan passed away from a heart attack on March 8, 2010 at Yuma Regional Medical Center while on winter vacation. After a lifetime of rock hounding and running a very successful and prominent lapidary and fossil business he and Hope wintered in warmer climets.

Daniel was born on 23 July 1928 at Newport, Oregon, son of Daniel Wellington Rigel and Leona Estella Currier. He had a brother, Raymond N. Rigel and a sister, Audrey Iola Rigel.

Dan was raised in Oregon and that is where he met his wife Hope. A rockhound most of his life he started Caveman Labidary which he and Hope ran.

The Dan Rigel Educational Grant was created by AAPS in his honor.


A.A.P.S. DIRECTORY
|| Home || About AAPS || Board Members || Membership Application

Supporting Paleontology through ethical Commerce, Education and Cooperation
https://www.aaps.net/Dan-Rigel-Memorial.htm
Last Updated: Monday March 25, 2024
Copyright © 1995-2024 Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences