A life remembered

Regan
Bernard Rioch

September 22, 1975 — July 1, 1997

Some people stay with us in the stories we tell, the photographs we keep, and the ordinary moments we never forget.

01 / HIS STORY

The Regan we knew

Happy just
to be there.

Regan was kind to a fault.

He didn't have a bad bone in his body. If someone needed help, he'd give whatever he could, without expecting anything in return.

He wasn't quiet. He enjoyed laughing, talking, and spending time with people. Yet for all that warmth, he was exceptionally considerate. He asked before stepping into someone else's personal space—even before offering a hug.

Regan wasn't the friend who needed to make all the plans. He was the one who was happy to come along. Playing video games indoors or wandering Saskatoon's streets with friends, looking for something to do: the company was what mattered.

Born in Englefeld, Saskatchewan, Regan later made his home in Saskatoon. He was a son, a brother, a father and a friend. Here, we remember the everyday moments that made him who he was.

“For Regan, it wasn't about what everyone was doing. It was about who he was doing it with.”

REMEMBERING THE LITTLE THINGS

02 / PHOTOGRAPHS

Moments preserved

The photographs
we hold onto.

Photographs of Regan and moments from his life, separate from news coverage and memorial records. Select any image to see it larger.

Photograph 01 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 01

Photograph 02 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 02

Photograph 03 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 03

Photograph 04 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 04

Photograph 05 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 05

Photograph 06 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 06

Photograph 08 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 07

Photograph 09 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 08

Photograph 11 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 09

Photograph 12 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 10

Photograph 13 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 11

Photograph 14 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 12

Photograph 15 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 13

Photograph 16 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 14

Photograph 17 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 15

Photograph 18 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 16

Photograph 19 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 17

Photograph 23 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 18

Photograph 26 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 19

Photograph 27 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 20

Photograph 29 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Photo 21

21 photographs of Regan, family, friends and moments from his life. Select a picture to enlarge it. Original image files are preserved in the separate master archive.

03 / NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Historical reporting

Newspaper Archives

Four original newspaper clippings and notices, preserved separately from photographs of Regan’s life. Select a clipping to enlarge it; use “View original image” to access the unedited file.

01 · River searched for body — Early search report

02 · Body identified as man who fell from rail bridge — Identification report

03 · Regan Bernard Rioch — obituary notice — Family notice

04 · Body found — Photographic news report

These are archival photographs of original clippings. Dates and publication details will be added only where verified.

04 / HIS RESTING PLACE

Englefeld, Saskatchewan

His Resting Place

Photographs of the gravesite are kept here, separate from the photographs of Regan’s life.

Photograph 07 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Gravesite photograph 01

Photograph 10 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Gravesite photograph 02

Photograph 21 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Gravesite photograph 03

Photograph 25 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Gravesite photograph 04

05 / KEEPSAKES

Personal tributes

Keepsakes & Remembrances

Cards, letters and other remembrance pieces are preserved here rather than mixed into the life gallery.

Photograph 20 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Remembrance item 01

Photograph 22 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Remembrance item 02

Photograph 24 from Regan’s collected family and friends archive — Remembrance item 03

Original funeral memorial card for Regan Bernard Rioch, with portrait, service details, and family remembrance — Funeral memorial card — July 16, 1997

06 / MEMORIES

The stories still to tell

Do you remember
Regan?

The best memorial is one that keeps growing with the people who knew him. A shared joke. A night out with nowhere to go. A small act of generosity that stayed with you.

We're gathering memories and photographs to help tell Regan's story as he really was.

Visitor submissions are not yet enabled. We will add a moderated way for family and friends to share memories before public launch.

Why this place exists

More than a date.
More than a memory.

This memorial is being created to preserve Regan's story for the people who knew him and for those who never had that chance. It is meant to celebrate his life, not define him by his death.

Preview edition · This site is still being developed. Please obtain family permission before publishing personal information or photographs publicly.

ReganBernard Rioch

Happy justto be there.

The photographswe hold onto.