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Sam Gallo was born in Schenectady, New York. Following short
employment at the General Electric Company in Schenectady, he
entered the U. S. Air Force. At the time of his discharge, Staff
Sergeant Gallo was an Instructional Supervisor at the North American
F-86 school at Amarillo, Texas. He continued his education during
and after military service.
Gallo went to work for the Glens Falls Insurance Company, Glen
Falls, New York, with other assignments in Chicago, Dallas, and
finally in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as the company’s state
agent. In 1958, Gallo joined an insurance group where he rose
to Chief Executive Officer of the mortgage loan subsidiary of
the 1.3 billion dollar multi-state organization. He continued
his career in 1969 as President of a public insurance holding
company. Prior to retirement, Gallo was a marketing insurance
executive for a national property and casualty insurance trust.
In retirement, Gallo continues business guidance consulting through
his firm, The Gallo Company LLC.
For many years, Gallo has served as a Bankruptcy Trustee, U.
S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Louisiana, a rare duty
for a non-legal person.
Sam Gallo is a widower and has three adult married children.
He has resided at 4050 North Maiden Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
for over 53 years. Gallo is a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church,
Baton Rouge.
Gallo has worked many years as a member of Kiwanis International.
In 1969, he served as President of the then 75 year old Baton
Rouge Kiwanis Club. Later he was Lieutenant Governor of the District,
and President and Trustee of the Kiwanis Foundation of Baton
Rouge, Inc.
Sam Gallo is Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Gallo World
Family Foundation, an I.R.S. 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to
the global promotion and protection of the Gallo surname, and
its heritage and culture.
Active in the health field, Gallo served as National Chairman
of the Board/1987, of the American Diabetes Association (ADA),
Alexandria, Virginia. He is the Founder of the National Diabetes
Alliance, Diabetes America, and the Louisiana Diabetes Foundation.
He is also a Past President, Greater Baton Rouge Diabetes Association
and Past President of the Louisiana Diabetes Association, a ADA
Affiliate. Gallo served four years as a member of the National
Diabetes Advisory Board, a federal board which advises Congress
on matters concerning Diabetes Melitus. He is the 1987 recipient
of the Dr. Charles H. Best Award for Distinguished Service given
by the American Diabetes Association.
Other affiliations are: Past President and Trustee, Baton Rouge
Serra Club; Past President, Sales & Marketing Executives
of Baton Rouge; Past President, Southern Coffee Association;
Past President, Acadiana Ramblers RV Club; Past President, Holiday
Clickers RV Club; Past Secretary and Director, Society of Real
Estate Appraisers, Baton Rouge; Secretary and Director, Louisiana
Mortgage Bankers Association; Past Ball Captain, Krewe of Tucumcari,
a Louisiana Mardi Gras organization.
At the present time, Gallo is involved as the Founder and present
Chairman Emeritus of the national Conservative Party, and the
Executive Director of the Conservative Party of Louisiana, an
affiliate of the Conservative Party.
Gallo is a holder of U. S. Patent #4,078,356 also registered
in ten foreign countries. This patent involves a method of substituting
an inert gas for oxygen in coffee "singles" packages
at speeds of 450 units per minute.
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