A memorial Arcade in honor of my Dad who passed away from idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis.
Minneapolis, MN – July 13, 2015 – Jon Konchal wants to
complete an unfinished tribute to his father and it has now become a
fully-fledged memorial basement arcade project to keep his spirit alive in my
life as well as the lives of his grandchildren. Jon’s father brought the home
arcade experience into his life when he was a small child and in his honor, Jon
wishes to do the same thing for his children (aged 2.5 years and 1 year) so
they too can know how thoughtful and caring their grandpa was and how much he
loves them when they grow up.
Since even before
his Father had passed away after complications from Pulmonary Fibrosis in June
2013, Jon had an idea of a way he could make a tribute to him. His Dad had
brought gaming into his life at an early age by one day randomly bringing a
couple of full-sized arcade machines into their basement. For those of you who
don’t know, his Dad was not a gamer in the least and he can’t recall any
instance of him playing a single video game or pinball. However, that
incredible act of kindness can easily show how much he cared for his family in
life, especially his children. This single event was short lived as Jon’s Dad
was unable to get these ‘70s era machines fixed once they broke down and ended
up selling them but it’s turned into easily one of Jon’s best childhood
memories regarding his Dad.
Today Jon is
married and has started having children of his own and deeply desires to
re-create this memory for his young children in his dad’s honor. Jon’s family
are at a point in their lives where they are ready to make this happen and
though the basement of their house which is mostly unfinished and not
appropriately modeled as such to be properly turned into an arcade. Money is
the only (and biggest unfortunately) hurdle for them to jump. The cost of going
about this process is much more than they can afford and though they're working
on filtering any money they can into making this happen, the fact is thanks to
numerous debts, they simply can't get this off the ground ourselves.
Please help them reach
their goal to finally make this project more than just an idea and you too can
enjoy a piece of gaming history and recognition for your contributions.
To
LEARN MORE or to HELP DONATE to Honor Jon’s
Father, please visit:
Contact:
Jon Konchal
Minneapolis, MN
