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<

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+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<

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+MARIANNE SAVED ME+

>(deep grief is very<

>difficult to relieve)<

+AFTER MARIAN DIED+

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>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<

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>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<
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>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.<
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>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<
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 >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<
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 >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<
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 >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<
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 >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<
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 >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<
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>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<
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 >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<
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>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<
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+and >MARIANNE< WHO HAS+
+ILLUMINATED OUR LIFE W/+
>(no one knows her kind<
>benevolent actions for<
>many loving family)<
+HER DAILY LOVING GRACE+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu