Arnon was born in Lancaster, PA, on February 22, 1949 to Rena (Ben-Aziz) and Nathan Garonzik. He was married to Nancy D. Gold on March 4, 1973 Their son, David Avi, was born September 14, 1978, and daughter, Sarah Lily, was born May 24, 1981. He had 4 beloved grandchildren, who were lucky enough to really get to know their Sabi. Arnon graduated from the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, then went on the law school at Villanova University School of Law. Most of his work life was as corporate counsel, then as the CEO of an environmental remediation company, and last as a management consultant advising small and mid-sized architect/engineering companies on corporate succession plans. He loved what he did for a living. But he loved his family above all else.