Luigi's Grandson, Bob Simpkins

Luigi's grandson, Robert Simpkins, son of Vera and Bill Simpkins, soon after his birth in 1946 with his grandmother, Paolina 

Bill and Vera Catalano Simpkins with Bob, circa 1956

Bob Simpkins on the far right, his dad Bill Simpkins on the far left with  Luigi's widow, Paolina by Bill's side in Rome in 1960, in a photo taken by Vera. This marked the first time Paolina had returned to Italy since she emigrated in 1904, and the first time that Vera and her family had ever been there. They were joined by the family of Paolina's nephew Bruno Schiro, with his wife Mary Richmond Schiro and their sons Michael, on the left and Paul, all of whose first time in Italy it also was.

Bob Simpkins at the piano on the right, with his cousins Jean, Claire and Cliff in 1968.  Bob not only is an accomplished pianist but also studied clarinet from a young age and played that instrument in the San Francisco State University band, where he was a music major.