CAVAROC DNA IN LAJOLLA / gary & curtis clark pilgrimage, 2016

+GARY & CURTIS CLARK+

>are my cousins, since their grandfather was<

>my >mother's swim champ (tarzan) brother<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / 1st TARZAN MOVIE)+

>(performed the >swim scenes in the earliest<

>tarzan movie filmed in the degruy barataria)<

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+THE >STAIGG-CLARK FAMILY+

+HOSTED MY >YOUNG FAMILY+

>(they had an olympic size pool<

>at their laurel canyon home in<

>studio city<, north hollywood)<

+DURING OUR >1st CA.VISIT 62+

+THEY WERE KIND & LOVING+

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>gary is a respected high school teacher<

>w/ much recognition & curtis is a very<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+

+GARY & CURTIS CLARK)+

>talented craftsman builder, now with a<

>wonderful >new lake tahoe restaurant<

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 +D. G. WILLS BOOKS+
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+D.G. WILLS BOOKS_
>i took gary and curtis to d.g. wills bookshop<
>on their first full day in lajolla / >dennis just<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+D.G. WILLS BOOKSHOP)+
>had >that day been the focal< of a s.d. union<
>article that was an excellent accolade indeed<
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+D. G. WILLS BOOKS+
>the aroma of old books< is a charm for<
>the clark brothers< as well as myself as<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+PICKWICK BOOKSHOP)+
>i used to take gary to >pickwick books<
>in hollywood when he was quite young<
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+D.G. WILLS BOOKS+
>i have known dennis wills >since he first<
>opened in 1979 /  >the mithras shop< that<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / DENNIS WILLS)+
>proceeded had >been my headquarters &<
>i was sad of their demise / dennis is good<
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 +OLD TOWN / SAN DIEGO+
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+OLD TOWN / SAN DIEGO+
>our daughter bronwen ray campbell<
>and >husband bruce joined gary and<
+(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+BRON & BRUCE CAMPBELL)+
>curtis, marianne & i >at the colorful<
>"la piñata" for a good, festive dinner<
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 +OLD TOWN / SAN DIEGO+
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+OLD TOWN / SAN DIEGO+
>the small but >excellent old town mexican<
>restaurant "la pinata" has been our favorite<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+SAN DIEGO OLD TOWN)+
>for many years & gary & curtis really took<
>to the fine music of the mariachi musicians<
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+LAJOLLA SHORES HOTEL+
>gary & curtis had a >beautiful suite at the<
>lajolla shores hotel< w/ a great sea view &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / LA JOLLA SHORES)+
>we met there to drive to "red sails inn" for<
>lunch / >after we wrnt to to >see their dad<
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 +ROSECRANS CEMETARY+
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+ROSECRANS CEMETARY+
>le roi clark<, gary & courts dad is in the<
>national cemetery in point loma / he was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / THE CLARK FAMILY)+
>a great builder & supervised the building<
>of >"seaport village" & much of gaslamp<
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+LA JOLLA SHORES HOTEL+
>at 5 pm >marianne joined gary, curt and<
>i at the >"lajolla shores hotel" bar for an<
+(BRON >BROUGHT A BOTTLE+
+of VERY GOOD CHAMPAGNE)+
>excellent fish taco happy hour / bronwen<
>was waiting with a >bottle of champagne<
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+MARIANNE'S 85TH BIRTHDAY+
>gary and curt< returned to studio city after<
>dinner & >marianne and i are planning our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / CUNARD CRUISE)+
>cunard cruise along the ligurian coast from<
>rome to barcelona & return< in >september<
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+FAMILY >GATHERINGS ARE+
+PROFOUND & IT WAS VERY+
>(their mom & dad<
>were >wonderful)<
+NOURISHING TO >SEE THE+
+GOOD >BROTHERS CLARK+
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>i have received permission from<
>THNOC to invite gary & curt &<
+(THANKS TO JOHN+
"LAWRENCE  / AND+
+DANIAL HAMMER)+
>significant others to the opening<
>of the >cavaroc house museum< !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu