NATURE OUR BEST GUIDE / each day a precious gift

+POLITICS+

>is my >least favorite< subject of consideration<

>but like an old >sdsu Facebook friend< i was<

+(GRATITUDE & PRAYERS+

+for >PRESIDENT CARTER)+

>very sad< to hear of >president carter's illness<

>he has proven to be a very very noble human<

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+OUR MOTHER+

>deserves to be >thanked, also today for her<

>devotion to her family during difficult times<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / GLADYS STAIGG RAY)+

>i was born at the height of the depression &<

>the second world war >was also hard times<

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+THE WORLD OF >CREATIVE+

+ARTISTRY WAS >VITAL< IN+

+OUR BATON ROUGE HOME+

>(google : richard morrel staigg<

>plus angela & selena gregory<

>add my name >>eugene ray /<

>& r. j. ray jr / (genius brother)< 

+A >CAVAROC< TRADITION+

+w/ >STAIGG & GRUY ALSO+

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>gladys marie (cavaroc) staigg ray, >our mother<

>was a talented artist< in her own way, and i am<

+(MAIL ART GRAPHIC, 1980s+

+> / GLADYS, OUR MOTHER+

+> / AGE 16 NEW ORLEANS)+

>grateful for her interest in the plant kingdom &<

>egyptology, >an egyptian graphic in our home<

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 >the afro-latin >art conscious world of new<
>orleans has been vital to my life and work<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / JAZZ WORKSHOP)+
>the jazz workshop that i designed & built<
>in new orleans was >my homage< to that<
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 >i am grateful to my friends john & tania messina<
>who i made these three collage graphics for and<
>just received some heart warming photo-emails<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+CORRESPONDENCE ART)+
>from / their love for the nola african people was<
>like mine and we shared many happy 1960 days<
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 >jazz music and voudou< were >two excellent<
>spiritual expression forms< that >reflected the<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+NEW ORLEANS VOUDOU)+
>african dna in new orleans / >i photographed<
>this voudou graphic in a afro nola drug store<
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 >my dear first wife marian,  >was born in new<
>orleans and was very understanding about my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / MARIAN OLSEN RAY)+
>love for the grass roots organic world / marian<
>loved our trips to france and >especially tahiti<
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 >this >mail art collage graphic reflects those<
>early 1950s >river road sunday trips in my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / 1950's BATON ROUGE)+
>1942 plymouth doctor's coupe >looking for<
>the lost plantations of my french family dna<
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 >was glad to read they found nereratiriis<
>tomb on >"ancoent aliens" this evening<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / KING AKHENATEN)+
>akhematen's tomb >should be nearby &<
>perhaps his >dna shall be soon revealed<
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 >egyptology was just one of the many topics<
>i could discuss w/ >my friend's john & tania<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+JOHN & TANIA MESSINA)+
>cosmic consciousness was important but also<
>the organic world of grass roots new orleans<
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 >john has been a great friend of my architecture<
>and visited the silver ship early in its existence<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+RADIANT ARCHITECTURE)+
>his photographs of my work mean much to me<
>he recently posted some & >others shall follow<
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>john had been my architectural student at<

>lsu and we became close friends w/ many<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / ORGANIC CONCEPTS)+

>organic subjects to share / my devotion to<

>nilly gills dragon fly photo, he must share<

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 >my >dear wife marianne as many of you<
>who have met her know is a real "people<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>person" / her many years as a teacher has<
>given her many fans, which she deserves<
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+EARLY >OCTOBER SHALL+
>(john, daniel hnoc friends)<
+FIND US in NEW ORLEANS+
+(mary lynn / tommy and<
>chris our >good friends/<
>walker & della< >our<
>very >devoted family)<
+THEN ON TO SEE LESLEY+
>(our youngest daughter)<
+BRETT & ASHLEY (6 YRS)+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu