HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIANNE ! / we shall see "phantom of the opera"

+MARIANNE,  >MY LOVE'S<+

>(a radiant evening in<

>orange coumty, costa<

>mesa, newport beach)<

+BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION+

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>august 16th we shall celebrate marianne's<

>birthday by spending the night in orange<

+(PHANTOM OF THE OPERA+

+/ ANDREW LLOYD WEBER)+

>county, (los ángeles south) to attend our<

+(WE NEVER TIRE OF THIS+

+RADIANT PRODUCTION!)+

>fifth version of "phantom of the opera"a<

>fabulous >andrew lloyd webber musical<  

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+A HAPPY MEMORY FOR US+

+WAS TO SEE PHANTOM ON+

>(the purser on the queen<

>mary acquired tickets on<

>the >seventh row foe us)<

+ORIGINAL LONDON STAGE+

>(fabulous original 19th c<

>under stage< mechanism<

>for the opera house lake)<

+TICKETS ORDERED BY SEA+

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 >artistry, aesthetics & education >means much<
>to ne and marianne fits this matrix beautifully<
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+/ ARTISTRY-AESTHETICS)+
>my first wife marian (of 48 years) and i knew<
>marianne for 10 years< before marian passed<
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 >marianne and her brother frank >who died<
>before marianne and i met but >i feel like i<
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+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>knew frank because i have heard marianne<
>tell so many interesting stories of their lives<
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 >marianne's first husband, william laub, was a<
>brillient physicist who was a part of the moon<
+(GOOGLE :EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / CHINA LAKE)+
>rocket campaign / bill  built an early computer<
>in their garage and >sold it to hewlett packard<
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 >marianne has four wonderful children w/<
>bill laub (who is now deceased) this is her<
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+/ MARIANNE'S FAMILY)+
>youngest, judy / >bill laub became expert<
>in ufo research / aided famed allen hyneck<
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>leonardo >knew that a ladies smile could<
>light a room & draw thousands of people<
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+>/ LEONARDO da VINCI)+
>from all over the world to >crowd around<
>i am very happy to be a devoted husband<
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 >marianne and i have traveled to >europe on<
>several important journeys to >study french,<
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+ / LA VALENCIA HOTEL)+
>and italian culture which >explains why we<
>met at the la valencia hotel listening to music<
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>marianne's father, on the left of >president kannedy<
>and mother on his right reflect her childhood as the<
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+ / MARIANNE'S PARENTS)+
>daughter of a federal judge / to this day marianne is<
>a keen follower of >world news in print / television<
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>"la colombe d'or" is the >greatest hotel stay<
>for artistry we ever had / located in st. paul<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / LA COLOMBE D'OR)+
>de vence in the south of france, picasso &<
>many other >french artists loved this place<
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 >because of my >inherited interest in france<
>it has been my >honor & pleasure to share<
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+ / CHATEAU de LA CAZE)+
>the best of french culture w/ marianne and<
>these 3 places >gave us much shared< joy<
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 >my >ray, degruy, cavaroc and staigg great<
>grandparents would have >loved marianne<
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+/ NEW ORLEANS TRAVEL)+
>(cavaroc here) / marianne does have french<
>dna &  >loves french & new orleans travel<
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 >marianne >startled me one day by taking<
>my hand and "reading" the creases in my<
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+MARIANNE'S TEACHING)+
>palm / i was very pleased w/ her talent &<
>must mention her >vast teaching abilities<
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 >when marianne and i moved into our >townhouse<
>(i sold the silver ship after marian died)  >a plaque<
+(MARIANNE AND I JUST+
+CELEBRATED 11 YRS. w/+
+>LOVING GRATITUDE<)+
>was left on the patio "grow old along with me, the<
>best is yet to be" / we hung it in a prominent place<
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+NEW ORLEANS, ATLANTA+
>(early october w/ dear<
>relatives and friends)<
+, LITTLE ROCK  AWAIT US+
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>thanks to >dave fobes, andrea wagman<
>& david beck brown / recent messages<
>& more fabulous swiss / french photos<
>from >nancie greenfield's "grand tour"<
+ALL FACEBOOK / PLUS+
>clark fobes vinyard-music "grand tour"<

>i do miss the summer european touring<

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+PLANT KINGDOM @ FULL+

>(my happiest time of<

>the entire annual yr)<

+GROWTH / MAGNIFICENT+ !

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu