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- Ann Arbor News
November 3, 2010
Sarah Riggs Taggart, of Chelsea, Ann Arbor, and Glen Arbor, died on October 31, 2010 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital.
Sarah was born March 8, 1928 in Ann Arbor. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Ministry from the Ecumenical Theological Seminary (ETS) in Detroit. Sarah's employment positions included social worker with Child and Family Services in Ypsilanti, instructor at Eastern Michigan University in the Department of Social Work, and marriage counselor in private practice.
Sarah Riggs was married at St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor on June 16, 1950, to Herbert McCall Taggart, a man she met walking down the aisle at a friend's wedding - she was maid of honor and he the best man. Her 60 years of marriage were infused with her love of her family as a devoted and caring wife, mother and grandmother. A devout and ever-inquiring Christian, Sarah enjoyed a rich and full life despite health issues precipitated by two full-year hospitalizations, one in her middle teens and one in her twenties, and one surgery in 1955 for tuberculosis. She was an avid tennis player, and it was in her forties that she learned to ski, a sport she enjoyed in both northern Michigan and Park City, Utah for many years.
Most significantly, in her fifties she discovered what she considered her true vocation - the craft of writing. She published eight nonfiction, fiction, and poetry books: "Living as If: Belief Systems in Mental Health Practice," "Taking the Cure," "Commune," "Searching for Dr. God: The Healing of a Soul," "Why Dogs Don't Worship God," "Because of the Roses," "Seven Generations in Ann Arbor: The Riggs and Walser Families," and "Autumn Garden: Reflections on Growing Old" (illustrated by her sister).
Sarah found great joy as a clay sculptor; she belonged to both the The Potters Guild in Ann Arbor and the Glen Arbor Art Association near the cottage where she spent her summers.
Sarah is survived by her husband Herbert, her sister Gretchen Riggs Hoenecke; her sons Stephen Riggs Johgart and Jeffrey McCall Taggart (Kathy Wirstrom), both of Ann Arbor, and Bruce Finley Taggart (Cindy Taggart) of Okemos; her grandchildren Sean Johgart, Abra Johgart, Jessie Taggart, Lillie Taggart, Samuel Taggart, and James Taggart; and her nieces Meta Hoenecke Joutras, Sarah Hoenecke Schultz, and Gretchen Hoenecke. She was preceded in death by her parents Sally Walser Riggs and Finley Baldridge Riggs.
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