Meet a Missionary Monday!

Tom Rioux joins us from Westlake UMC. He and Margery have worked together before in mission, and he has traveled to Haiti before. 

Born in El Campo, Tom has lived in Austin almost exclusively for the last 45 years. He married Ann twelve years ago and has two grown sons, age 20 and 40. Tom's background is in Civil Engineering, where he completed his BS, MS, and PhD at University of Texas (Austin) before teaching there. He has since retired and works on his own as a consultant in all things computer software.

As for missions, Tom is elbows deep as the saying goes. His first mission trip to Haiti was in 2010 and next year he will lead another UMVIM group back again. In addition to his work in Haiti, he served as the Westlake UMC Mission Committee as chairperson. Between Haiti trips, Tom spends every Friday and Saturday volunteering his time with Habitat for Humanity. With the UMC at large, Tom has experience as a delegate for Annual Conference. 

We happily welcome him to the group and can't wait to enjoy the journey with him!