It's been a few years, it seems, since I posted here. But, my cousin, Linda Samson Hoffman texted some photos she found. I'm guessing, but I think some of these were taken in front of the Samson's Resort Dining Room in South Haven....some are from 1939....

From the Archives - Okun-Samson Family Reunion August, 1998, Doubletree, Skokie, Illinois

I found this old copy of the Okun-Samson Family Reunion dated August, 1998. I scanned it in as best I could. This posting is in memory of those we've lost, and in honor of those new family members that have been born since this photo was taken.

Please share this with everyone, and please email me back so I can post your comments.....it would be great if you recognize yourself and tell us what you've been up to since that date in August of 1998.

In light of Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.....this would be a great time to communicate with each other to keep our family roots and branches alive for future generations.

Feel free to email me at frankokun@gmail.com.

(Click the picture to enlarge)

What do YOU do for a living?

We have a big family.....remember the photographer saying "Come on everyone, get a bit closer together!"? Well, times have changed and our family surely has gotten larger. Sad to say, most of us don't know each other that well. I remember Uncle Ruby, at our last Okun-Samson Family Reunion...."Let's keep this going. Let's have more family reunions in the future."

When I established this blog in September of 2006, my goal was to have a place for us all to gather, even though it is virtual space. I'm delivering the message again to all the Okun and Samson relatives.

So please, send me your pictures....or at least the links to your photo sharing sites (flickr, etc.).so that I can direct others to view their cousins, aunts, uncles, and even other Okun and Samson families. There's a missing link in the chain...are you part of it?

Send all inquiries to FrankOkun@gmail.com....and let everyone in YOUR family know about this blog!!

Now, to the matter at hand....What do YOU do for a living?

Frank Okun - Internet Marketing Specialist with Nevada Website Design, as well as Director of Marketing Solutions for Clicks-Online.com.

Frank's wife, Cheryl Drucker, is currently recruiting to find potential or experienced Loan Officers.....

So now that you have the example, let us know what it is YOU do for a living!

I found this image at Flickr by means of a Google search for "okun". Seems like there's alot of listings for "Okun" everywhere you search....Google, Yahoo, Myspace, Facebook, Linedin...and other social networks and search engines.

Even the latest on the "Ed Okun" ponzi scandal. (Do a Google search). There's always a bad apple on the family tree....but, is the "tree" in our "yard"? (Figure that one out on your own...).

If we took all the Okuns and Samsons that are listed on the internet, I betcha we'd have one huge family to enter as the largest in the Guiness Book of World Records....but then again, we'd be competeing against the Smiths, Jones, Lees, Gonzolez and Rodriguez families.

Better just to have a family reunion at the Las Vegas Convention Center.....just a thoguht.

Since I'm in the website / internet marketing industry, perhaps I should create a website devoted to Okun-Samson rather than a blog.....hmmmm....not a bad idea....but who has the time?

Here's a couple of pics from my graduation from the University of Central Florida, with my Masters in Clinical Social Work on May 2, 2008

And here are two family pics from our "post-wedding brunch" on 12/31/07

Another Update from the Carbones!

Hello again! Just wanted to update you all on what's new in our lives since my last post.





Well, first of all, we bought a house! Its in the same town we lived in before (Oviedo), but in a more "suburban" area. Its 3bd/2.5ba + loft. We have a 1/4 acre lot, with a great backyard where i've started a little vegetable garden (and hopefully I can convince Jon on the idea of getting a dog :-) ) Here's a picture of our home!


I am DONE with school, and I'll be graduating with my Masters in Clinical Social Work degree on May 2nd!!! Mom and Dad will be flying in for the occasion . Pictures to follow, of course :-)
I am also very happy to report that I will be walking across the stage with a job! (actually two jobs)....... I start April 28th as a Full-Time Foster Care Case Manager for Devereux Florida. I also accepted a per-diem position (occasional weekends here and there) with ConfiCare Home Health, as a Medical Social Worker doing home visits with their home health patients in need of social services.


And, in true Nuko-Nosmas fashion, here is a picture of our crazy family (plus a few Druckers) acting like our "normal" selves at our wedding!


Lastly, here's a link to some more pictures from the wedding ---- A big thanks to Bo Landy! - he's the young photographer who was at our wedding ---- he was so generous to photograph our wedding for FREE, so if you see any pictures you like at this link, please consider supporting him by purchasing the photo from his site...... Thanks!

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I just found some interesting historical information about my parents, which links to documents and other family members...Census information from 1920? Check it out....
http://www.ldorvdor.net/phpgedview/individual.php?pid=I6631&ged=scadryn.GED
-Frank Okun