MARIAN & MARIANNE / derek, bronwen, lesley / poignant memories

+FAMILY SHOULD BE FIRST+

>it was >good to construct< the recent blog<

>focused on jack mcparlane<, >UCLA grad<

+(GOOGLE : >E. RAY /+

+MARIANNE C. RAY+

>also<

+GOOGLE : >E. RAY /+

+/ MARIAN O, RAY)+

>grandson of marianne< / >tonight< i select<

>some family photos ref. marian & children<

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+MARIAN & I MARRIED, 1955+

+WE WERE MARRIED 48 YRS+

>marian was beautiful &<

>was >devoted to family< 

>marian was very smart<

>earning phi beta kappa<

+MARIAN PASSED, DEC. 2003+

+SEE :  NIGHT MARIAN DIED+

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>as if by >cosmic consciousness<

>a radiant destiny<  became part<

>this >poignant human equation<

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+MARIANNE WAS>OUR FRIEND+

+10 YRS BEFORE MARIAN DIED+

>(marianne saved me from<

>a >terrible & lethal abyss)<

+MARIAN'S PASSING WAS a SAD+

+& TRAUMATIC EVENT FOR ME+

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>a deep friendship< brought the<

>three of us together every week<

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+LA VALENCIA HOTEL+
>was our >beautiful setting to meet as<
>we met there weekly to dine w/ other<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / LA VALENCIA HOTEL)+
>friends as we >enjoyed lyrical piano<
>music and singing< by robert mcleod<
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+PRIVATE PARTY+
>our friendship w/ marianne< grew over<
>ten years of >many musical evenings &<
+(OUR FRIENDSHIP WAS+
+PROFOUND and >DEEP)+
>when marian died, marianne was a very<
>profound help to find a lighted way back<
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 +LA VALENCIA HOTEL+
>was also the >setting for many family<
>celebrations / derek, marian, bronwen<
+(LA VALENCIA  was also+
+FOR >FAMILY EVENTS)+
>and lesley >are seen here in a birthday<
>dinner gathering for probably bronwen<
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+COLLAGE GRAPHICS+
>has been important to my creative effort<
>& many >collage pages like this placed<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>in binder books are devoted to family &<
>friends / marian was always a bright star<
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 +THE SILVER SHIP+
>our home & studio was also the setting<
>for many family celebrations / here we<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / THE SILVER SHIP)+
>see lesley, marian and bronwen< at our<
>dining table w/ a friend for les birthday<
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 >the >summer of 1955 was magnificent at<
>3179 highland road near LSU / >out first<
+PHOTOGRAPHY >WAS THE+
+BASIS FOR MY GRAPHICS)+
>apt was old but spacious / >i built our 1st<
>furniture at night (designed houses by day)
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+LEICA PHOTOGRAPHY+
>the year marian and i were married i<
>bought a leica 3-f 35mm camera that<
+(BATON ROUGE,  MARIAN &+
>NONG KHAI, our SIAM CAT)+
>became a profound instrument in my<
>effort to document our life and work<
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 +FONVILLE WINANS+
>was a >famed baton rouge photographer<
>who was the first wedding photographer<
+(GOOGLE : FONVILLE+
+WINANS, / PHOTOS)+
>in baton rouge to >use a 35 mm camera<
>here we leave for our taxco honeymoon<
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 >marianne conway ray about the time<
>of our wedding saved me from a sad<
+(BALBOA PARK BECAME+
+A >PLACE OF HEALING<)+
>abyss of despair / marianne a teacher<
>of the 1st rank is a very spiritual soul<
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 >marianne fueled my graphic expression<
>collage and i made strides combining a<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>photo / text synergy / >metaphysical art<
>was the child of a very sad time for me<
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 >marianne's smile, >like marian's smile<
>lighted rooms and many collage pages<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>resulted in a technique i used to join a<
>photo collage w/ text to document life<
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 >marian was >14 years old when we met<
>& i loved the suits she wore (her mother<
+(MARIAN WAS A RADIANT+
+LIGHT IN >HER BEAUTY<)+
>was a business woman) >i bought her a<
>beautiful suit at neiman marcus in dallas<
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 >for over 50 years >using many cameras<
>i made an effort to document the life of<
+(MY LAST CAMERA IS+
+a LEICA 4-M CAMERA)+
>marian, the children and i in louisiana &<
>later in california / marian so photogenic<
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+OPENABLE >BINDER BOOKS+
+ARE MY PRIMARY METHOD+
>(spring binder books w/<
>black photo pages used)<
+TO COLLECT AND DISPLAY+
+HUNDREDS OF PHOTO PGS+
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>paranormal night note : / >the night<
>marian died i experienced amazing<
>paranormal experiences / >google :<
>eugene ray,  >the night marian died<
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+SEE FACEBOOK FOR RELATED+
>(eugene ray, architect)<
+PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA DATA+
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>also for >george van tassel biotronic<
>energy dome data from the 1950s w/<
  +HISTORY SEPERATE OF MINE+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu