Eugene Ray Architect: MEMORY IS A PRICELESS GIFT=> >>planet earth twilight years<< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^XEROX PACKET JUST ARRIVED of DOCUMENTA of our CALIF. LIFE- carol oltens piece/london lecture ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5 PHOTOS=THE BEST FRIEND OF MY YOUTH IN BATON ROUGE LA. copies of xerox copies thru time ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ GRATITUDE TO HELEN LALA OF > new orleans=>ron eden's< aunt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SAFARI TO SANTA BARBARA => fabulous lost horizon book shop marianne's 2012 college reunion Inbox x

+GRATITUDE+

>to my deceased oldest friend<
>ron eden and aunt helen lala<
>and nephew randy lala<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+DOCUMENTA PACKET THRU TIME+
+ARRIVED FOR US LAST NIGHT+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>copies of xerox copies<
>of my life in design<
^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATEFULL+
>memories awakened<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CAROL OLTEN'S KIND ARTICLE+
(>chief historian for lajolla<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LECTURE IN LONDON+
(>architecture association flyer<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LECTURE IN LOS ANGELES+
(>southern ca. inst. of arch. flyer)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+OLDEST FRIEND+
>i hope that all of you reading<
+"MIDNIGHT MUSING"+
>have an old friend from your youth<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+AS NOBLE A HUMAN AS+
+RONALD EDEN+
^^^^^^^
>who once printed a book on<
>my life for the fiftieth year<
+REUNION+
>of our st. anthony class<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+PHOTO #1) TONIGHT+
>is my portrait of ron eden who lived<
>in the same house all of his life<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+1948 HUDSON HORNET+
>i remember so well was the star<
>posession of the eden family<
>parked in the driveway<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE CAYMAN ISLANDS+
>was the source of ron's father<
+NEW ORLEANS+
>was the source of rons mother<
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+WE ALL LISTENED TO THE+
+NEW YORK YANKEES+
^^^^^^^^^^^^
>on armed forces radio broadcast<
>from new york at high noon<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE EDEN FAMILY+
>were<
! +W O N D E R F U L + !
^^^^^^^^^
>the war was over and i just saw<
(+BATON ROUGE+)
>that ufo over our house in<
>new dayton place<
^^^^^^^^
+THAT FUELED PRECIOUS LIFE+
>tonights documenta<
>you played a role<
+FROM THAT DAY FORWARD+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>looking back on it is like viewing<
>a film about someone else<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ONLY AN AGENT+
+FEELING+
^^^^
>we leave for santa barbara this<
>a.m. looking forward to<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LOST HORIZON BOOKSHOP+
>plus<
+MARIANNE'S OLD FRIENDS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^

>like ron eden & our old gang at<
+SAINT ANTHONY SCHOOL+
>and<
+YOU MY SPECIAL FRIENDS+
(>sentient/tenuous<
>amazed on our<)
>+P L A N E T + E A R T H+<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

gene ray, lajolla, california

>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

-----Original Message-----
From: Eugene Ray
Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 1:39 AM
To: Eugene Ray

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