Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's

Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's
Eugene Ray 1970's. photo credit: Tom Davis

Thursday, July 24, 2014

VITAL FAMILY LIFE (part 2) / family focus 2004-2014

+EACH DAY IS A PRECIOUS GIFT+
>i continue yesterday's blog coverage of family<
>focusing on life after marian's sad death in 03<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MARIANNE CONWAY LAUB+
>had befriended us at the la valencia hotel<
>in the evenings when we went to hear< 
+(MARIANNE'S GIFTED+
+/ KINDNESS WON US)+ !
>bob macleod play piano in the sala<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MARIANNE SAVED ME+
>(deep grief is very<
>difficult to relieve)<
+AFTER MARIAN DIED+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>bronwen, derek and bruce, bron's husband<
>visiting us here, befriended marianne right<
+(LESLEY, & MY BROTHER+
+WALKER & DELLA ALSO)+
>away and i am grateful for their reception<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>marianne has lived most of her life in<
>california and we have synergized our<
+(THE OLD MISSIONS+
+ARE OUR DELIGHT)+
>mutual love for the golden california<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>paris has been a joy to share w/ marianne<
>especially the old latin quarter where our<
+(TURIN SHROUD PLAQUE+
+FOUND UNDER BRIDGE)+
>degruy knights templar studied alchemy<
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>london was our "queen mary 2" honeymoon trip<
>where we saw "phantom of the opera" on the<
+(THE PURSER OBTAINED+
+SEVENTH ROW SEATS)+ !
>original "her majesties theatre" wood stage<
>w/the steel, under stage, water scene eqpt.<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>this amazing hotel in paris is a work of art<
>as a creative "installation" it is filled with<
+(HISTORY "LIVES" IN+
+OUR PARIS HOTEL)+
>historical memorabilia, ralph would love<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >marianne has a wonderful family of four<
>children & eight grandchildren. here are<
+(4 CHILDREN /STEPHEN+
+=SUSAN=JIM & JUDY)+
>judy, left and stephen with their mom<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >i have put together several binder books<
>of collage graphics devoted to family<
+LIFE as ART=ART as LIFE+
+/ METAPHYSICAL ART+
>life/ this is a typical xerox collage<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >one of our happiest occasions was visiting in<
>france the town of magny fouchard where a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+MAGNY FOUCHARD)+
>photo of the degruy chateau was displayed<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the youngest artist star of the ray family<
>is young ashley, lesley's daughter, with<
+(ASHLEY our LATEST+
+RADIANT ARTIST)+ !
>brett chandley her devoted parents<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >a holiday dinner w/ dear friends in our<
>lajolla abode (l to r). mabel bourke,<
+(SUCH FINE FRIENDS+
+/ WE ARE BLESSED)+ !
>mary lynn hyde, jim bourke and<
>our talented hostess, marianne<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>dave and rocio fobes are our other good<
>friends, were busy that night. / here we<
+(DAVE & JIM, SDSU,+
+ALUMNI, FRIENDS)+
>see dave & jim w/ a star "mr fobes"<
>cosmic work of dynamic creativity<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >since i'm focusing on california family i<
>must emphasize how important cousin<
+(DUKE WAS BEST MAN+
+IN OUR 04 WEDDING)+ !
>gary "duke" clark is to marianne & i<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>i want to emphasize how grateful i am<
>to marianne's family who have been<
+(REIDS & MCPARLANES+
+PLUS HER LAUB SONS)+
>so welcoming to my late arrival<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+and >MARIANNE< WHO HAS+
+ILLUMINATED OUR LIFE W/+
>(no one knows her kind<
>benevolent actions for<
>many loving family)<
+HER DAILY LOVING GRACE+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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