Joseph (Joe) Rigo |
| Posted 2008-02-03 by Sharon |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ July 11, 1958, p. 1 Joe Rigo, Sr.; Is Killed As Train Hits Automobile Joe Rigo, Sr., 74-year-old retired farmer of Prescott, died and his son Frank, 34, of Phoenix was critically injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Santa Fe train at 7:45 a, m. Sunday in Prescott. The elder Mr. Rigo was the father of Joe Rigo, Jr., of Phoenix, former Wickenburg resident whose wife is the former Diane Lutch, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lutch of Wickenburg. Another son, Dominic, now of South Dakota, also once lived here where he was a practicing veterainarian. Frank Rigo and his family were spending the weekend in Prescott and the two men had gone for an early morning ride. The automobile was carried for 45 feet when struck by the Phoenix-bound train. Frank was removed to a Phoenix hospital Monday where examination showed he had a crushed spine and the family was told he would remain paralyzed. Surviving the senior Mr. Rigo, in addition to the sons mentioned, is one other son, Louie, of Long Beach, Calif., and two daughters, Mrs. Lena Maffeo of McAllister, Okla., and Mrs. Mary McIntosh of Phoenix. Among the surviving grandchildren are Danny and Laurie Rigo, children of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Rigo, Jr. The children are here with their grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lutch. See Also: Arizona Gravestone Photo Project |
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