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Arnie’s Blog

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About Me

Facts about Arnie:

Born: Neptune, NJ, 1949
Hometown: New Rochelle, NY - a close suburb to New York City.
School:

  • New Rochelle High School, 1967
  • University of Michigan, 1971

Married: Kristin Barclay, 1972
Relocated: Grand Rapids, 1974
Children: Scott, Andrea, Jamie, Rachel, Paul, Kammy, Denise, Mike, Jenny and Karla
Grandchildren: Paula, Kamariya, AJ, Audrey, Ezra, Eden, Chase, Jonathan Paul, Logan
Previous Employment:

  • Listfax, Pelham Manor, NY - programmer (1971-1973)
  • Rapistan, Grand Rapids, MI - systems programmer (1973-1976)
  • Steelcase, Grand Rapids, MI - systems analyst (1976-1982)

Founded: Abacus, 1978
Other Interests:

  • photography
  • nature
  • wine

Find out more about “my long affair with photography”