Additional updates available in the genealogy section of my blog

August 10, 2008
It doesn’t seem at all possible that more than 6 months have passed since the death of my father. I’ve created memorial pages on this site for other family members, but I felt like I should make something more substantial for my Dad. What started out as a page on this site has slowly evolved into emilgatti.com.

Please feel free to visit and take a look at the photos, stories, biography, etc. Then if you have anything you’d like to add about my Dad, please submit it by using the links on the site. I know that there are more stories and details to be added, but I rely on the the people who know them to share them.

Go to www.emilgatti.com for info.

January 20, 2008
The number of family members in the Gatti tree has once again increased. I just added Rachel Marie Walden, the new wife of Nathan Toon to the tree.

December 25, 2007
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Here's wishing all members of the extended family a joyous Christmas season! Hopefully you're as lucky as I am to be able to take the week off and spend time with family and friends.

November 12, 2007
Not long ago, we came very close to losing my father. When he choked on food at a diner, a fellow diner rushed to his aid. I just posted some photos of a presentation of a proclamation honoring the hero. They are right here.

August 27, 2007
Just when I thought the Gatti family tree was up to date Debbie's branch of the tree has sprouted yet another new leaf. OK, maybe I'm taking the tree metaphor a bit far! Please welcome Micah John Bowling to the family. He was born August 24th to Wendy and Michael Bowling.

For those keeping score, that makes 6 members of Generation H of the Gatti tree, all of whom are grandchildren of Debbie and great-grandchildren of Sonny and Dot.

August 26, 2007
Welcome to the newest member of the Gatti family. Jayden John Van Houten was born to Elissa Van Houten on June 29th. Thanks to Debbie for keeping me up to date on her quickly growing branch of the tree!

March 17, 2007
It's St. Patrick's Day and I updated the Italian part of my family tree. Maybe not logical, but it's an overdue update. I just added a new section to the Gatti portion of the tree. It's an article about the Gatti-Panazzolo triple wedding. Check it out here.

February 17, 2007
I've been trying to add new content to the site, but lately my time has been taken up by dealing with several hundred attacks from spammers per day. If you read my personal site, you've probably noticed a lot changes there that are meant to combat spam. I've now implemented some of those same changes on the family tree site. If you have any difficulties submitting forms or performing other functions, please let me know.

December 14, 2006
I finally have some non-Gatti content. Well, actually it's not on the family tree site. It's on Michael's Piece of the Web, my personal site. My grandfather, George, celebrate his 85th birthday last month. Photos from our excursion to the Hofbrauhaus are right here.

December 1, 2006
After a very long delay, I finally put Victor's tale of his adventure aboard the Ukrainian schooner Bat'kivshchyna on the family tree site. It's an fascinating story (with photos) told by Victor as only he could tell it.

Sorry this took so long. Victor sent me the pieces this story on 3 December 2005. It's unbelievable that it took me almost a year to get it online.  Sadly, right around the time he sent it to me, the Billy Gatti problem arose and the band of adventurous Ukranians took a backseat to several mean-spirited Italians! Then life just got too busy to get to it, but better late than never!

Check it out here.

November 25, 2006
Welcome once again to another family member on the Gatti branch of the family tree. Michael Toon has married Amanda June Abbott.