Tom McCullough wrote, "Brett Riggs passed away last week. The Oaks officials have put together a fund and sent the money to Brett's memory at the Cardiac Center at Children's Hospital."

Here is the obituary, courtesy of R.L. Williams, Jr. Funeral Home, where online condolences may be left for Brett's family:

Brett Riggs, 24, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. He was a lifelong resident of Skippack.

... He was the son of Glen R. and Mary ‘Candy’ (Kane) Riggs of Skippack and was a 2003 graduate of Perkiomen Valley High School.

He was employed with Johnson Matthey of Devon.

Brett played in ice hockey leagues on several teams since he was 6 years old and also served as a referee.

He was a big race car fan who enjoyed sprint, dirt and NASCAR. He enjoyed golfing and attained his first hole-in-one earlier this year in Myrtle Beach, SC. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Melanie L. Fulmer and her husband Tom and their children Morgan and Aaron of Phoenixville, and Jamie E. Riggs of Skippack; his paternal grandmother, Dorothy E. Riggs of Blairsville, GA; aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the R. L. Williams, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Skippack Pike @ Cedars Road, Skippack.

Friends are invited to attend his memorial service on Thursday at 11 a.m. at New Hanover United Methodist Church, 2211 Swamp Pike, Gilbertsville. There will not be a Viewing or a receiving time at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Brett’s memory to Cardiac Center of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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Luke Murray wrote:

When the World University Games kick off February 18 in Harbin, China, Atlantic District official Kate Connolly will be one of three American officials working the international event.

A Philadelphia resident, Connolly holds an IIHF license and was assigned to officiate the Four Nations Cup tournament this past November, held at the Olympic Training Facility in Lake Placid.

At that tournament, the 25-year old Connolly worked a USA-Canada tilt
highlighted by a United States win in a six-round shootout following an
overtime period.

Only three months earlier she skated several exhibition games between the
two teams during summertime friendly matches.

Connolly joins referees Tara Leighton of Fairbanks, Alaska and Laura
Johnson, of St. Louis, MO on the ice and Supervisors Stacey Livingston and
USA Hockey Director of Officiating Matt Leaf at the games from the United States.
The World University Games conclude Friday, February 27.

The Atlantic District female officials are also well-represented at the international adult women's levels this year with Kinnelon, NJ's Meghan Hishmeh traveling to Finland to work the IIHF Women's A Pool World Championships. Andrea
Weissman, also of Philadelphia will head to Austria for the IIHF's Division
I World Championships. Both Tournaments will take place in April.

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USA Hockey is looking for a Coordinator for the Officiating Education Program at their headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO.

The person hired for this job will be responsible for: "Development and implementation of officiating education initiatives, supervise officials and instruct at officiating seminars, assist Director of Officiating and Manager Officiating Administration with day-to-day operations."

For more information and details about how to apply, please read the job description (in Adobe Acrobat format). Completed applications must be received by USA Hockey by March 2, 2009.

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Tony Mariconda wrote, "Congratulations to Dave Aiello and his wife Kathleen on the birth of their second son. Peter Aiello was born at 8:05am on January 21, 2009. He was 7 pounds 15 ounces and 20 1/2-inches at birth."

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