RADIANT FAMILY & FRIENDS / gratitude to many special people

+VALENTINES DAY+

>(thoughts of<

>you< >too)<

+WAS  >FABULOUS+

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>marianne and i completed our very special day<

>watching the >sun set on the pacific ocean at a<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+>DELMAR CALIFORNIA)+

>special radiant restaurant titled "iris" just a few<

>minutes to the north from our >lajolla ca. home<

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+"IRIS" IS BEAUTIFUL+

+@ >WINTER SUNSET+

>and has a >lamb meatloaf dish that marianne<

>loves with a special home made ketchup that<

>causes meatloaf to have  >unforgettable taste<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+/ ALCHEMY / wine-food)+

>2 glasses of >montepulciano abrusso creates<

>an alchemical synergy that is transcendental<

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+RADIANT FAMILY & FRIENDS+

+ARE MY FOCUS T ONIGHT AS+

>(the focus on extraterrestrials<

>& unidentified flying objects<

>everything else< >is tertiary)<

+WE PREPARE FOR >ARIZONA+

+&>COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+

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+DAVE & ROCIO+
>four >stars of my life on earth< are<
>dave & rocio fones & jim & mabel<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>>> / DAVE FOBES)+
>bourke / dave & jim constructed my<
>library shelving >w/ ikea prefab kits<
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 +TOMMY, CHRIS & ZAC+
>nola friends of >marianne's son stephen<
>have been kind to marianne & i hosting<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / TOMMY & CHRIS)+
>our summer visitation / sharing this w/<
>mary lynn hyde who is also a kind host<
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 +BRETT, LESLEY & ASHLEY+
>my radiant granddaughter ashley is<
>a talented artist and her mom lesley<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ / ASHLEY RAY, ARTUST)+
>& dad brett>devoted loving parents<
>it was wonderful to see them in oct<
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 +MARIAN+
>my >beloved first wife< seen here at<
>oak alley plantation< at >geismer la<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / MARIAN OLSEN RAY)+
>was a  >loving, devoted< mother to<
>our >3 children, derek, bron. lesley<
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 +MARY GRACE+
>mary grace mcparlane, marianne's radiant<
>granddaughter is a talented cheerleader &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / McPARLANE FAMILY)+
>reminds me of marian, both in appearance<
>and in a sweet personal courteous manner<
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+JUDY & MARIANNE+
>judy mcparlane seen here w/ her mother<
>marianne is mary graces mom and is an<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / JUDY McPARLANE)+
>excellent teacher like marianne was and<
>older daughter elly marie is emerging as<
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 +DUKE-(COACH)+
>gary clark is the grandson of my mothers<
>brother george staigg who as the southern<
>swim champ >performed the swim scenes<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ GARY "DUKE" CLARK)+
>in the first tarzan film / duke has followed<
>this traditional as a great water polo coach<
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 +JOEL, WALKER, HOLLY, (me), MICHAEL+
>this profound photo documents my brother<
>walker's children before michael's passing<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / MICHAEL L. RAY)+
>recently caused >much sadness & grief for<
>us all who loved & admired michael @ 52<
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+MARIAN, LESLEY & BRONWEN+
>this >radiant occasion< documents lesley's<
>graduation >from lajolla high school< and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BRONWEN & LESLEY)+
>the >love generated for her from her mom<
>and sister bronwen (bruce campbell's wife)<
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 +MARY LYNN & RUSSELL+
>two other special new orleans friends are<
>mary lynn hyde< and russell desmond the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / MARY LYNN HYDE /+
+RUSSELL DESMOND)+
>scholarly owner of an excellent bookshop<
>in the >nola vieux carre on orleans street<
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+RANNY+
>my >beloved oldest brother rainy was a<
>talented artist, seer< and was sought by<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RANDOLPH J. RAY jr)+
>many people for his >great talent aiding<
>patrons to overcome devastating illness<
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 +MOTHER (W/ RANNY)+
>our radiant talented mother imbued w/<
>cavaroc bordeaux DNA was the source<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+GLADYS MARIE STAIGG)+
>of our artistry and she adored ranny our<
>genius >artist-seer-scholar older brother<
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+DEREK+
>derek anthony ray, our son & oldest child<
>recently honored for his teaching children<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / DEREK A. RAY)+
>w/ learning deficiencies has multitalented<
>ability / (his mother won >phi beta kappa)<
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+PLEASE >FORGIVE<  SUCH+
+SHORT LIST  /  >YES<, YOU+
>(space & >good photo<
>availability limits me)<
>SHOULD BE<  >INCLUDED+
+GRATITUDE fills my HEART+
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>excitement builds< >as we pack<
>our gear for >extraterrestrial< &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+LINDA MOLTON HOWE)+
>ufo congress / heard fascinating<
>account of recent et-ufo incident<
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+WE ARE >NOT ALONE+
>(google : the ufo<
>reporting center)<
+CIA ARE  >TERRIFIED+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu