Arrington.org

Welcome,

I would like to welcome my family to www.Arrington.org.

It has been an interesting process of trying varying technologies to keep the family updated, informed and most importantly connected. This is the next step. I hope that this will be much easier for everyone to participate and content. Content is “King” and if everyone can’t add it easily the connection ends and is forgotten.

So please reach out and send information, news, events, pictures and other items to the webmaster. Make sure your register using the blue box on the right hand side labeled “Meta.” Click on the word “Register.” See the picture below:

Be Sure to Check the Archives on the Left to See What You Missed

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Aniya Arrington celebrated the end of summer camp with an exciting program.
She and her fellow campers demonstrated their abilities to:

• disassemble and reassemble computers
• Sing
• Dance
• Be Great Campers

She had her Mom, Dad, Nana Arrington and Pop Pop White there to share her celebration.

This candle was lit Jul 25th 2008 at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington to symbolize the prayers of his children. Mary, John Jr., Marvelle, Zita, Joel and Manuel.

The family asks that you continue to pray for healing and recovery.

Hello people. My name is Joel M Arrington and I have returned. I have been traveling and working across the US and the world for many years now and this is the first time I have really been back home in the MD, DC, VA area for any length of time in almost 20 years now. I am once again single and just trying to put my life together into some sort of a cohesive environment where I can not only exist but thrive. I am in Baltimore now, well actually in Pikesville just out side of Baltimore city proper. I have a new job and it looks as if I may be around for quite a few years as I have already been noticed for my skill set at work. I have a varied background and extremely deep and extensive experiences in the computer consulting field. In fact I am in the process of opening a small business in the State of MD to service the computer needs of some people that have approached me. if you need computer help you can always look me up at aaccmjb.com.

I’d like to thank my younger brother Manuel Arrington for maintaining and administering this site these past years as I was not able to help much but I am back and I hope to increase my participation in the administration of this site to make it a better and more interactive place for the family to use.

I was most lately living in Kansas City for almost a year and before that I was in St. Charles, MO just outside of St. Louis. Over the past twenty five years I have lived in Jefferson City, MO; Detroit, MI; Birmingham, AL; Jacksonville, FL; Ft Lauderdale, FL; Pittsburgh, PA; Topeka, KS; Monroe, LA; New Orleans, LA; Albuquerque, NM; Phoenix, AZ; Yuma, AZ; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; Akron, OH; Richmond, VA, Columbia, SC; Memphis, TN; Little Rock, AR, Lowell, AR; Bentonville, AR; Dallas, TX; El Paso, TX; Houston, TX; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN, Lexington, KY; Minneapolis St Paul, MN; Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Americus, GA, Atlanta, GA; Charleston, WV; Newark, DE; Wilmington, DE; Chesapeake Beach, MD; Washington, DC; Montreal, Canada; Winnipeg, Canada; Santa Rosa, Mexico; Sydney, Australia; Melbourne, Australia; London, UK; Kingston, Jamaica; and a number of other small towns and places from a few days to a few weeks. I am trying now that I have gained a wealth of experience in my chosen field of computers to put down some more permanent roots. My son, Dion, is in Virginia Beach, VA and I got to spend some time with him last fall and now I try and speak to him often. Well I hope you will not be strangers and that my presence will be beneficial not only to the site but to my family as well.

I’d also like to thank my younger brother Manuel again but this time for all his years of support and the newest member of our tribe in this area, Dawn, for all her care and to say how much she is appreciated!

For those of you who don’t know John Henry Arrington Jr., my Pop, has been in the hospital for over two months now. he has made remarkable progress in his recovery moving from the ICU to Intermediate care, to the general ward. We even saw him leave the formal hospital facility for a few days but the pneumonia he was suffering from and the Staph infection came back and we had to move him back to Washington Hospital Center. We ask for your prayers and any expressions of your concern be sent to us here or that you contact Manuel Arrington for a physical address to send things to. Cards, balloons or other such items are welcome but flowers are not because of his respiratory problems. Here are some pics of Pop, John Henry Jr, and his immediate family visiting him in the Hospital. He got surprised by his daughter-in-law Jeanette, who has also been ill, coming to see him and in general was just in good spirits that day. We also have Andriana, Zita’s daughter who came to see her Pop Pop! Among the other visitors he’s had have been his cousin Treasure Arrington and Jean, John Roosevelt Arrington (Chuck John the thirds oldest son) and of course Michelle, Marvelle’s daughter has been a constant visitor. His five children (Zita, Marvelle, Manuel, Joel and John H III have spent time sitting with him and watching over him almost daily. We want to especially thank Marvelle, Zita and Mony for giving so much of their time and although we know it is done out of love we are still grateful and thankful they are able to spend so much time with Pop. Well we will keep you updated on his recovery and as John Henry celebrated his 85th in February we ask that all your parayers include that we’d love for him to see many more birthdays.

Thank you!

Joel M. Arrington - The “Middle” son

I saw my dad walk for the first time since second of May. He is receiving physical therapy.

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Our Angel on Earth, originally uploaded by marrngtn (Manuel).

My sister has a calming,comforting and nurturing spirit. She has the ability to reassure my father in his times of confusion and frustration. She has been an Angel to see over him and care for him.

Zita, I don’t know where he, I or the rest of the family would be without you. May God Protect You All Of Your Days.

Did I mention she is an Attorney, Former Nurse(MSN) and an Ordained Minister.

John Henry is making an exceptional recovery today. Here is pictured feeding himself his Monday Dinner.

Yesterday, Sunday May 18th 2008, John Henry was having a dark moment late in the day. His six children, one in spirit, were at his bedside. Prayers and affirmations of faith, hope and love were given. He was anointed with water from the Basilica of the National Shrine where this candle was lit in his name on Sunday.

The water was placed upon his head and chest. His children anointed their hands with water as well. He instructed his family to leave.

Yet today he is restored and stead fast in his faith of recovery. Although he stated he is tired he looks forward to celebrating his 100th Birthday with his family 15 years from now.

As stated by family friend Reverend Cameron Peterson Sr: “To GOD be the Glory for the Things HE has done!!!”

We haven’t been posting because of the serious nature of his condition.

Hey Family,

I would appreciate your support in being selected for an upcoming version of JPG Magazine. Please stop and vote for my photo.

Thanks.

John Henry Arrington Jr. would like to thank everyone who came out to the Towne House Restaurant in Media PA to celebrate his birthday. A Special thanks to Liz Banks-Johnson and her husband for organizing a wonderful event for the family.

We would like everyone to pray for Liz as she will be having surgery this coming week.

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