It's a question I get from time to time.
Friend and co-worker Dave Scarnato took this photo last weekend in Pittsburgh.
No, I do not have relatives, at least that I know of, in western Pennsylvania.
A man named Antonio Palumbo gave a lot of money to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. A business school there bears his name as well. There's also a Palumbo building at Gannon University in Erie.
A web search shows Mr. Palumbo made his money in mining.
Even though he isn't related, I think it's cool that the family name is rather well known out there. Go, Dukes! I can't even get my alma mater, Marywood, to answer my letters.
I'm also not related to the Palumbo family that owned a club in Philadelphia for decades. Many comedians, including David Brenner, got their starts at the club.
It seems we have most of the state covered-- the Palumbo name in Pittsburgh, Erie, Philadelphia, and here in the northeast.
Thanks.