PEOPLE ARE #1 ALWAYS / marianne and marian are precious to me

+"EACH DAY IS HAPPY+

+>VALENTINES DAY"<+

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>is an envelope for a valentine that marian<

>gave to me toward the end of her life and<

+(MARIAN OLSEN RAY+

+(BELOVED)-1936-2003)+

>that i treasure as much as anything i have.<

>(her sad cancer battle lasted many years)

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+MARIAN WAS A BRILLIENT+

>(while being a devoted<

>wife & mother for all)<

+PHI BETA KAPPA SCHOLAR+

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>who earned her degree in english literature<

>by going to night school for many years &<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>/ MARIAN OLSEN RAY)+

>our son derek's success as a writer is, i am<

>certain, a result of her >radiant scholarship<

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 >there are several of my >metaphysical art<
>"binder books" devoted to marian & this<
+(MARIAN WAS QUIET+
+W/ >DEEP FEELINGS)+
>envelope is a >treasure penned when she<
>knew she had >not a lot of earth life left<
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 >this >marvelous photo was taken in >new<
>orleans of  >radiant marian when she was<
+(WE MET IN 1950 WHEN+
+SHE WAS 14 YRS OLD)+
>about 12 years old on the occasion of her<
>confirmation / i met her 2 yars later @ 14<
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 >marian, lesley & bronwen on the occasion of<
>lesley.s graduation from lajolla high school /<
+(GRADUATIONS WERE+
+VITAL IN OUR HOUSE)+
>marian, a >devoted mother< lived to see her<
>children's graduations, derek's ucla was vital<
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>this photo taken near baton rouge at<

>belle helene plantation on a sunday<

+(BELLE HELENE WAS+

+OUR FAVORITE SITE)+

>outing reflects marian's devotion to<

>my >architectural research interests<

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 >marian and i high up in the mountains of<
>southern mexico as i construct a shelter<
+(MARIAN >WENT ON+
+my MEXICO SAFARI)+
>from intense sun for a student when our<
>bus axel broke during a photo field trip<
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 >other people i treasure in my life are the<
>many fine students like, in this photo,<
>ralph bowman, left, and dave fobes<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RALPH OR DAVE ETC)
>(ralph sent notice of antique show at<
>al bahr temple / see yesterdays blog)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                          

 >guest lecturers have been special in my<
>memory bank & here we see our friend<
>famed architect, rob quigley, left & my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+QUIGLEY & CORDELLE)+
>friend & alum joe cordelle @ the right<
>/ joe is a >computer graphics specialist<
>& talented musician (w/ ralph roesling)<
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 >long before computer graphics i >designed<
>all of my >oeuvre by hand and this work is<
+(SANSOUCI FOREST+
+STUDIO / 1960-1970)+
>the leading >documenta i am leaving thnoc<
>& sdsu archives along w/ mail art graphics<
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 >marianne conway ray my beloved bride<
>since july 2004 was the friend of marian<
+(MARIANNE'S SMILE+
+LIGHTS OUR DAYS)+
>and i for 10 years before marian passed<
>from this earth / >marianne saved me< !
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 >marianne represents the best of california<
>to me as she grew up in westwood village<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>los ángeles and we look >forward< to our<
>journey to the alchemy exhibition on 6/20<
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 >as a young woman, marianne was married<
>to a brillient engineer-physicist (deceased)<
+(MARIANNE'S >1st SPOUSE+
+A. HYNECK UFO EXPERT)+
>who invented an early computer & sold it<
>to hewlett-packard for >all of 850 dollars< !
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 >marianne & i have been blessed w/ a good<
>life together, sharing our different histories.<
+(MARIANNE'S FAMILY+
+WELCOMING TO ME)+ !
>marianne is a devoted fan of >new orleans<
>& looks forward to our >annual pilgrimage<
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 >my happiest memories w/ marianne have<
>been in europe at magny fouchard in the<
>orient forest of france, paris, and st. jean<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ ST. JEAN CAP FERRAT)+
>cap ferret, an all time favorite village w/<
>associations of jean cocteau & templar<
>history of our de bresse @ villefranche<

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+PEOPLE ARE MOST PRECIOUS+

+TREASURES IN OUR LIVES &+

+FORGIVE MY DISTRACTIONS+

>(my brother walker & family<

>i don't cover >enough at all)<

+plus MY OBVIOUS FAILURES+

+/ (LEAST OBVIOUS FORGET)+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu