John J. Rigo

Mr. Rigo is self employed in the insurance casuality business in McKinney, Texas over the last twenty-five years. He is an Air Force veteran and very active in community volunteer services. All profits from his published poetry work go to assist the homeless cause in the state of Texas. Mr. Rigo takes feels blessed in having played a role in the remodeling of Collin Countries only homeless shelter in 2003, the Samaritan Inn of McKinney, Texas. Mr. Rigo and his wife, Linda remodeled three major rooms of the Inn, consisting of the inner core room being a library equal to the interior of many multi-million dollar homes in the area. Through their efforts and hundreds of volunteers from the Collin County area of Texas, the Inn is known as one of "the most beautiful homeless shelters in the state of Texas."