Ok first and foremost I'd like to thank my dad for introducing me to this wonderful hobby. I only wish I would have gotten back into pigeons before his passing so I could have shared more memories with him.

 

Next I'd like to thank Phil DeCarlo for talking me into showing birds. His dedication is infectious.

 

Mike and Ann Totaro for sharing most of the wonderful pictures you see on this site.

 

Followed by all the members of the Empire who make you feel like part of a family.

 

Last and certainly not least my lovely wife Maryanna, who puts up with everything pigeon and takes it all in stride, most of the time anyway.

                                      John Alfano