The Caprotti family and sport: uncles Ferruccio known as Illo and Ida Quintavalle, tennis, 1940s

Bruno and Adele Quintavalle's other children were also sportsmen, and at a high level: both Ferruccio, known as Illo, and Ida, grandmother Luisa Quintavalle's twin sister, were tennis champions at national level, and Ferruccio also internationally, reaching the Wimbledon Tournament and the Davis Cup. Once his competitive activities were over, Illo was the driving force behind the Autobianchi car company, which produced the legendary 'Bianchina'.

The Caprotti family: Uncle Giuseppe Caprotti, called Beppo Venosta, brother of my mother Giorgina Venosta

Uncle Giuseppe, known as Beppo, who appears in many photos as a child with my mother Giorgina, became a journalist, specialising in the Middle East and writing for important magazines such as 'Panorama', 'Il Mondo', 'Il Sole 24 Ore' and the Secolo XIX. He was also an original guy, like many in the family; unfortunately he passed away in 1999.

The Caprotti family: honours for my grandfather Guido Venosta, 1988 – 1990

Grandfather Guido's activities in the Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC) earned him many institutional and scientific awards. Among the most important were the appointment as Grand Officer of the Italian Republic in 1988, the Gold Medal of Civic Merit ('Ambrogino d'Oro') from the Municipality of Milan in 1989, and the Gold Medal of the Ministry of Health for civil merits in 1990.