Arconati News

Happy Birthday mom!

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Happy Birthday to Olivia! For her birthday, we threw her a rather loud but fun party at Chuck E. Cheese. Many friends and family joined us and we had a great time.

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We will be opening up registration for email addresses that end in @arconati.us, @arconati.name, @arconati.net as soon as possible. I know I've been talking about this for a little while, but I'm revamping things on the back end so that this will not only be possible, but simple to sign up and easy to manage.

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Born today at 4:24pm to Jonathan Arconati and Kelly Stumm-Arconati, weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces, welcome Sophia Louise Arconati.

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One full decade! Double digits! She's really growing up fast and I'm so very proud. Thanks for all of the emails and messages today.

Happy Birthday Reese Monster!

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God bless the mothers in my life and yours.

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My dad sent me the following and I thought it useful to share.

The current buzz over swine flu reminds me...

The Year 1976, HEADLINE: President Gerald Ford Orders Nationwide Vaccination Program to Prevent Swine Flu Epidemic!

President Ford was acting on the advice of medical experts, who believed they were dealing with a virus potentially as deadly as the one that caused the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic.

The virus surfaced in February, 1976, at Fort Dix, New Jersey, where 19-year-old Pvt. David Lewis told his drill instructor that he felt tired and weak, although not sick enough to skip a training hike. Lewis was dead within 24 hours.

The autopsy revealed that Lewis had been killed by "swine flu," an influenza virus originating in pigs. By then several other soldiers had been hospitalized with symptoms. Government doctors became alarmed when they discovered that at least 500 soldiers on the base were infected without becoming ill.

It recalled 1918, when infected soldiers returning from the trenches of World War I triggered a contagion that spread quickly around the world, killing at least 20 million people. Fearing another plague, US health officials urged Ford to authorize a mass inoculation program aimed at reaching every man, woman and child. He did, to the tune of $135 million (over $500 million in today's money).

Mass vaccinations started in October. In churches, temples, union-halls, and schools, hundreds lined up for a shot of "swine flu vaccine." I remember it was a beautiful fall day (Jimmy was about 8-months old) and I was in the cafeteria of St. Christopher Church getting my flu shot from a white-gowned 'nurse' who wielded a special vaccination device that shot the fluid at high-pressure directly under the skin - the pressure was so high that no needle was required. The actual shot took only seconds, and was accompanied by very little of the expected bureaucratic paperwork.

Whether it was a bad batch of the vaccine, wrong dose, an allergic reaction, or just side-effect from the vaccine, I'll never know. Both Jimmy's mother and I began to feel queasy within 20-minutes. Before I got home, I had to stop the car to throw-up. And the severe flu symptoms continued for both of us for nearly a week. My mother (who got her shot at a different time) came over to take care young Jim, and also wound up taking care of both of his parents.

There were other problems with the program.  Within weeks reports started coming in of people developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, a paralyzing nerve disease, right after taking the shot. Within two months, 500 people were affected, and more than 30 died. Amid a rising uproar and growing public reluctance to risk the shot, federal officials abruptly canceled the program Dec. 16.

In the end, 40 million Americans were inoculated, and there was no epidemic. More technically advanced examination of the virus revealed later that it was nowhere near as deadly as the 1918 influenza virus.

The only recorded fatality from 1976 swine flu itself was the unfortunate Pvt. Lewis.

History's verdict of the program is mixed. Critics assailed Ford, accusing him of grandstanding during an election year -- it did him no good, because he lost anyway -- while kowtowing to the pharmaceutical companies. Supporters laud the ability of the nation's health bureaucracy to mobilize so effectively.  (It still amazes me that they were actually able to immunize 40 million (!) people in a very short period of time. ...amazing also that we all did it with very little panic or controversy... Similar circumstances today would see 20-million lawyers filing maybe 160-million lawsuits!)

I am guessing that whatever today's flu is, it has mutated enough that I probably have no immunity resulting from my 1976 inoculation. In any case, I hope there is no need to go through that again!

Credit: Historical details courtesy of wired.com; personal recollections are my own.

Here's just one of several public service announcements that were broadcast in 1976 regarding the possible impending epidemic.

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Happy Easter to all of our friends and family.

Luke 24

The Resurrection

¹On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. ²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. ⁵In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among the dead? ⁶He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ⁷The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again. ⁸Then they remembered his words.

⁹When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. ¹⁰It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. ¹¹But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. ¹²Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.

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TWO!! Getting bigger every day...

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Thanks everybody!

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We celebrated our 10^th Wedding Anniversary this weekend! The whole afternoon and evening was arranged by me for Lisa as a surprise. First, there was a family trip with the girls to see Seussical the Musical at the FCC Theatre within the James J. Eagan Center.

"Oh, the thinks you can think" when Dr. Seuss' best loved stories collide and cavort in this unforgettable musical caper! The Cat in the Hat is the host and emcee in this romp through the Seuss classics! Will the planet of Who survive? Will Horton pay attention to Gertrude? Will Mayzie ever return for her egg? Dr. Seuss' beloved classic characters find themselves intertwined in an incredible crazy-quilt adventure, in which the power of imagination and the most miraculous "think" ever save the day!

Then the girls went to Mema's house while we went to a jewelry store to get a special locket soldered shut. Unfortunately, this particular store couldn't get the work done without damaging the contents, so we bought a new chain for the locket and headed back out again.

We drove around Creve Coeur Park for a short time and checked in briefly to our hotel room at Harrah's.

For dinner we spent a while dining on the finest fondue at The Melting Pot. By the time we had eaten our fill, it was time to return to the hotel for the night. The room was a junior suite on the 9^th floor and had a huge tub. There was also had a huge bed with a faux-canopy, a comfy couch, a desk, two chairs and a big television. There were matching bath robes, a huge mirror and a double sink.

What a great time!

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It's the time of year to wish you a Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas! Don't wake the dog.

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For me personally, I'm hoping that the reason for the season finds a home in your heart this year. Merry Christmas to all of our many friends and family!

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Happy Birthday mom!

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Happy Birthday to Olivia! We had a fun party at the local civic center indoor pool. The kids had a great time.

Here are some images with Olivia's name on them from over the last year or so.

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We want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! Here is a short history of our holiday that Linda shared with everyone right before we ate that I thought would be good to repost here.

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621. Initially it was meant to be a fast day. The settlers at Plymouth Rock mostly recognized the way to give thanks in the form of prayer and abstinence from food. But the Wampanoag Indians, who were invited to join the Pilgrims for the 3-day celebration, contributed their own harvest traditions of dance, games and feasting. (Note the difference one little letter can make in your life!)

In 1777, all 13 colonies celebrated the day at once, after their victory over the British at Saratoga.

In 1789, President George Washington hailed the holiday and asked all Americans to celebrate and be grateful. After that year, it was celebrated sporadically until 1863 when President Abe Lincoln recognized Thanksgiving as an official Union feast day and national holiday. He declared the day as a time to express thanks for the many blessings, despite the tragedies of our Civil War.

In 1941, Congress made the fourth Thursday a national legal holiday to celebrate Thanskgiving.

I hope your Thanksgiving was a good as ours. God bless!

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Jim & Jimmy at Creve Coeur Lake - circa 1978

Poppi & Olivia in California - 2005

We celebrated Dad's 61^st birthday at Dave & Busters and had a great time!

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As a Happy Birthday gift, I wanted to post a video of the latest and greatest news I've heard all day.

It is kind of a scary idea.

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In case you missed the big news, the 2008 Arconati Family Reunion is next weekend! The date is Sunday, August 10^th, 2008. The following information got to me through my dad. The organizers this year are my dad's cousins Arnie and Vince.

The event starts at noon and will end ...when it ends!

Lakeside Shelter consists of electric outlets, seasonal modern accessible restrooms, water and barbeque pits. It's right next to a small lake so bring your fishing poles! Also, there's a public swimming pool available approximately ¼ mile from the site.

Directions

Do you need directions? Here are some links:

• Google Maps
• Yahoo! Local
• Mapquest

Note: the letter that went out contained phone numbers for Arnie and Vince, but I've not reposted that information here purposefully for privacy reasons.

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Happy Birthday to my darling wife Lisa! We don't have a big event planned to celebrate her birthday this year, but she did get a few things she wanted. We were helping out at VBS tonight, so we didn't even go out for dinner. But we'll make up for it as soon as possible.

Update (2008-07-31): Lisa made a really great slide-show video of the pictures we took at church over the whole week and I wanted to be sure and share it.

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Happy Birthday. You got a little cake on your face.

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We want to wish everyone a very happy and safe Fourth of July. The United States of America is 232 years old today!

Reminder: Information will be posted soon about the upcoming family reunion and you don't want to miss it. If you look at your calendars and pick out the hottest weekend in August, it will most likely be then! </sarcasm> See you there!

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It is time to honor all fathers on this special day.

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; (Psalm 103:13)

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I have just recently learned that there will be a Family Reunion coming up this summer. More details will be coming out and posted here as soon as I know what they are.

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Nine years ago today, we spent an impatient, exhausting day at the hospital. At 8:52pm, Reese M. Arconati was born to the world. I have been proud of every single moment and achievement since then.

Happy Birthday Reese Monster!

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It's time once again to honor all MOMs.

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Lisa just sent this email.

Greetings all!

As you may know, Lucas' birthday is this Saturday (April 26). In an effort to remember him and commemorate his birthday we are having a small gathering at the cemetery. We will be releasing balloons and would like to attach any special messages you might like to say to, about or for Lucas. I know some of you won't be able to join us but I thought you might like to send along your message as well. For those of you who will be with us that afternoon we will be meeting at the cemetery at 1:30pm and you'll be able to bring your message then. If you want to send a message please write one out and send it to either myself or to Jimmy (also include message from the cousins Micah, Abby, Lily and Isaiah if you want to). Thank you all in advance for your messages and support. Lucas will surely love them!

Love ya all
Lisa

PS: Please make sure your messages can fit onto a 3X5 note card.

I'm working on what to put on my card for the balloon. I also have a lot of stuff collected from over the last few months that I want to share and I'll add a post when it is available.

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We want to wish a Happy Birthday to Linda Kramer!

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We want to wish a Happy Easter to all of our friends and family.

What is the true meaning of Easter?

You could start with a search for Easter on Wikipedia. But there is a much simpler and more important reason for this season.

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Lillian Arconati, daughter of Jonathan and Kelly Arconati, turned one-year-old today. She is getting to be such a big girl! A wonderfully funny moment came while she was eating her birthday cake slowly and daintily. Just in fun, her mother came over and pushed her hand gently all the way into the cake to really get her messy. Lillian apparently does not like her hands being covered in mush and cake icing and began to bawl --but only for a minute. It was too cute.

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As of today the owner and author of this website, James A. Arconati, is 32-years-old. Many thanks to my parents and my whole family for everything.

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Happy Anniversary to Lisa and Jim Arconati. They have been married legally since December of 1998. However, they celebrate their wedding on January 24^th every year since that was when their marriage was blessed at Ferguson Christian Church on January 24^th, 2004. They count this as their 9^th anniversary.

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Once again we want to wish a Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family. It's been a tough year with a lot of good and bad, but may the true meaning of this MIGHTY Christmas season fill your heart with joy.

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Happy 60^th Birthday!! I wanted to post a recent picture of my mom, but almost all pictures I have of her include one or more of the grandkids. Since we have a long-standing policy of not posting these in public, I had to dig back to this old photo from 1997.

Our Trip to Six Flags

It's not the best picture of any of us, but it reminds me of summer fun with my mom from those years. She's always loved Six Flags for as long as I can remember. Anyway, Happy Birthday Mom! The last one to get to the roller-coaster is buying lunch.

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Happy birthday, my angel, my dreamer, my starshine. I love you. You will always be our little girl.

So hold on to your teddy bear,
till the moon is out of sight,
I wish you only sweet dreams,
goodnight my dear goodnight.

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Happy 60^th Birthday!! Here is a picture of Dad in his native environment.

Okay, that's fitting, but not really a decent picture of the big guy. Here -

Happy Birthday Dad!

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As expected, Tami and Lonny tied the knot over the last weekend. Turnout was wonderful, the newly married couple had a wonderful time and the reception party lasted well into the early morning. Highlights of the weekend include:

• Thanks to Lisa Arconati for planning a trip to Taughannock Falls in Ulysses, New York on Friday.
• Many thanks to Paul and Fran from Turtle Dreams Bed & Breakfast for hosting and officiating the outdoor wedding ceremony, outdoor reception and late evening bonfire on Saturday.
• Country Inn & Suites, Cortland, New York for Sunday Brunch and housing all the out of town guests

Congratulations again to Lonny and Tami. Many blessings to you both!

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Reposted here is the obituary notice published on Thursday and Friday of this week in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. For convenience, addresses have been broken out into address blocks.

Arconati, Lucas James ~ Asleep in Jesus, Sun., Sept. 2, 2007. Darling son of James and Lisa Arconati; baby brother of Reese and Olivia; precious grandson of Lois Arconati, Joe and Linda Tuskey, Jim Arconati and Linda Kramer; our sweet nephew and cousin. Services: Sat., Sept. 8, 10 a.m. at the -

Ferguson Christian Church
303 North Elizabeth
Ferguson, MO 63135

Interment private (family). Memorials may be given to the -

St. Louis Children's Hospital
P.O. Box 500522
St. Louis, MO 63150-0522

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Good Samaritan Hospital
Pediatric Unit
3815 Highland Ave.
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Visitation Fri., 2-8 p.m. at -

Collier's Funeral Home
3400 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Ann, MO 63074

For those wanting to celebrate Lucas' life with us, please feel free to come to the visitation on Friday and/or the church service on Saturday morning. We request that the trip to the cemetery be reserved for family members. There will also be a small meal after the burial at the church for family and out-of-town friends. If you are unsure which group you fall into, don't hesitate to ask.

More Information from STLtoday.com

• Obituary Main Page
• Obituary Legacy Page
• Guestbook Legacy Page

Please feel free to leave the family messages using the "comments" link on this page or the guest book linked above.

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The Arconati News site would like to wish Jon Arconati a very Happy Birthday. He turns 27-years-old today.

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We have another important upcoming wedding to announce. Lonny Kramer and his fiancé, Tami Schwartz have a date set for October and will be getting married in Groton, New York. Congratulations to the married-couple-to-be.

Lonny trying to convince Long Island girl that NJ is pretty!

Visit Tami and Lonny's Wedding Website.

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The wedding was a success! Congratulations again to the Bride & Groom. Pictures from the ceremony are currently available online from the professional photographer until 2008/05/22. Please visit Memories Are Forever, then click the link to Pictage.com. Then enter Melissa & Louis and the month (May) and year (2007) of their wedding and you can browse through the available photos.

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The Arconati News Portal would like to wish Reese M. Arconati a Happy 8^th Birthday.

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We would like to congratulate Louis Vincent Nowakowski and Melissa Anne Thompson who will be getting married this weekend.

Learn more at Their Wedding Website (invitation only). Also, see Melissa's iWeb site for some great pictures.

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Born today (4/26/07) at 3:05pm to James and Lisa Arconati, weighing in at 7 pounds and 2 ounces and 19½ inches tall, please welcome Lucas James Arconati.

Below are some links to photos available online. Family members or friends interested in prints of the photos need not buy them from GrowingFamily.com directly.

• WebNursery (I) - Introducing Lucas James
• WebNursery (II) - Introducing Lucas James

More will be posted or linked to from here when available.

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We want to wish a Happy Easter to all of our friends and family.

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As a movement whose leadership is overwhelmingly volunteer, the Boy Scouts of America recognizes the need to acknowledge the invaluable services that men and women render to youth. Of the awards that the BSA presents each year to those on the local council, regional, and national levels, the Silver Beaver is among the most prestigious. This recognition is granted by one's own peers in Scouting for distinguished service to youth. (Other BSA awards, by comparison, are granted only to those who have completed a prescribed course of study or have participated in special training sessions.)

Established in 1931, the Silver Beaver Award is presented within a BSA local council for distinguished service to young people. The Silver Beaver is one of the highest awards bestowed on adult members of the BSA. Less than 20 people receive this award each year.

Linda will be recognized during the Greater St Louis Area Council Awards Dinner in May. Please join me in congratulating Linda on this distinguished honor.

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It was discovered via a search engine that Lillian, a recent addition to the Arconati Family, is not the first one to bear that name. Please take a moment and view the results at the St. Louis Public Library - Obituary Index for 1993. Search the page using your browser for the following entry:

ARCONATI, LILLIAN (nee Daigger) 11/1

The parents, Jon & Kelly have been interviewed and it sounds like this one is a simple and interesting coincidence. It should be noted that the new Mom & Dad are doing fine and adjusting well.

Finally, Ruby Herod was interviewed as well and it is possible that she knew the older Lillian, though it was not 100% clear at this time how she was related to us. More details will come later.

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Born tonight (2/24/07) at 11:15pm to Jonathan Arconati and Kelly Stumm-Arconati, weighing in at about 6 pounds, welcome Lillian Grace Arconati.

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We are wishing you a Happy St. Valentines Day from the Arconati Family. The American Heritage Dictionary defines "Valentine" as follows.

1. 1. A sentimental or humorous greeting card sent to a sweetheart, friend, or family member, for example, on Saint Valentine's Day.
   2. A gift sent as a token of love to one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day.
2. A person singled out especially as one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day.

For those that might be interested, here is a video showing how to say "Valentine" in sign language.

See more at the MSU's Comm Tech Lab.

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Several photos for the Arconati Family can be found available online for any family member interested. Please note that at this time it is against our policy to display images of children without parental consent.

www.flickr.com

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Though this is long overdue as a news posting, since almost everyone already knows, this needed to be posted here for anyone that missed it.

Last summer, the couple promised themselves that they would try again and thankfully, they are going to be blessed with a son this spring.

See Jim's blog post for more information and to learn the name they have picked out.

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We want to wish a Happy New Year to all of our friends and family.

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We want to wish a Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family.

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We want to wish a very Happy Birthday to Olivia Nicole Arconati.

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I'd like to extend a special welcome to all the family members who are visiting my site our site for the first time. Please have a look around and check back again soon.

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This weekend saw another successful birthday party planned and implemented mostly by Lisa Arconati. The theme was Pop/Rock Star. Happy Birthday Reese!

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I don't know Bill, as he lives in California. However, he is related to me through one of my father's cousins. He also appears to be a bit of a geek like me based on his LinkedIn profile. Hey Bill!

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I found the following page in a search result for "Arconati".

Please support the people and businesses that support the MoDDC. Through the generosity of these individuals and companies the MoDDC is able to continue our common community programs.

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I spotted a comment from Bill Arconati on a high profile blog, TechCrunch.com. I'm trying to see if he has a blog or website I can link to but so far it doesn't look like it.

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I think Bill Arconati is the son of my Dad's cousins. To my knowledge, I've never met him. It would appear that he started a blog too, although there's not much content there currently.

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