-----Original Message----- From: Eugene Ray Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:35 AM To: loaarchitect@gmail.com Cc: eamcray@webtv.net Subject: PROFOUND LINK AFTER 44 YRS - >letter to louis & penny acosta< L.S.U. ARCHITECTURE 1965-1967 / >amazing synchronicities of life FRENCH CONCRETE AWARD 1966 fountainbleu degruy milieu 1716 deLACROIX-MARIGNY-deGRUY- madame de pompadour connect. LUIS LOA DENVER ARCH. CAREER >waiting to read luis's memoirs< +L.S.U. ARCHITECTURE 1965-1967+ >a first for lsu architecture< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +CONCRETE COMPETITION+ >44 years ago in 1966, luis acosta my student, won a scholarship to study architecture in +FOUNTAINBLEU+ >la belle france< +WE EXCHANGED NOTES YESTERDAY+ +FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEN+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >luis has had a distinguished career +LOA ARCHITECTS+ (DUNN & BRADSTREET RATED) >with his firm in denver colorado. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >he is now retired in louisiana< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LSU-BATON ROUGE MEMORIES+ architect luis & wife penny acosta plaquemine, louisiama ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +HELLO LUIS & PENNY+ >it was wonderful to recieve your e-mail yesterday that brought to mind the photograph in the student paper +L.S.U. REVILEE+ >of you two and i when luis won the >FOUNTAINBLEU AWARD< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >that was quite an achievement for all concerned as it was a first >for the l.s.u. architecture dept<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR TIME IN FRANCE AS I AM (write for my french family) +RESEARCHING FOUNTAINBLEU+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SYNCHRONICITY+ >fountainbleu was a favorite location of french king francois i and our degruy ancestor count michael degruyere +1508-1516 FR. COURT+. >who spent 8 years studying there as youths at the french court. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +I REALISE LUIS WAS FOCUSED ON+ >please send a memoir< +HIS ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >but penny, you mention your +de LA CROIX ANCESTORS+ (new iberia, louisiana) ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DUSEAU deLA CROIX+ >this was probably the family that the degruy descendent's widow married into after antoine j.b.v.v. degruy 1762 MARRIAGE APPROX. >died in the illinois country<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MADAME de POMPADOUR+ >an amazing synchronicity about this is that emmanuel duseau delacroix the grandson of jacques de livaudais and marie celeste de marigny was born >(FATHER DANIEL WED TO PAULINE deLIVAUDAIS) >in petite val castle in france the >home of abel de marigny< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ABEL deMARIGNY WAS THE BROTHER+ +OF FAMED MADAME dePOMPADOUR+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >thus linking the deIacroix and demarigny and degruy in the +FRENCH COURT HISTORY+ >by intermarriage in louisiana<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +CASTING NEW LIGHT ON LEGEND+ >in our family linking our degruy ancestor whose widow married duseau de lacroix as having a >YOUTHFUL LIAISON< > w/ madame de pompadour< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ARCHITECTURAL CAREER+ >i look forward to hearing about luis's career in denver and studies in france. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >synchronistically i had lunch yesterday w/ two of my former students from >san diego state university where >i taught 1969-1996 after tulane<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +DISTINGUISHED TALENTS+ >i have kept up w/the distinguished career of john messina who is a >professor at the univ of arizona<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF YOU+ +TWO GIVE ME MUCH HAPPINESS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +FRENCH HERITAGE+ >for more synchronism the french govt. twice honored me w/exhibit/publication +PARIS BIENNALE 1985+ (my home in lajolla california) +ARCHITECTURE & ENERGY 1986+ (international committee) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +IT WAS IN THE STARS+ >it is amazing how synchronistic life is when you hear that prof. jim hand's +ST. TAMANNY PARISH+ >ancestor and mine shared a land transaction 105 years before i replaced him as your prof. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PLEASE LOOK US UP WHEN+ >stay at la valencia hotel< +YOU NEXT VISIT CALIFORNIA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(write your memoirs, it is very good in providing new insight on this +PATH OF LIFE+ >amazing experience we share<) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ALL BEST REGARDS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^ gene and marianne ray >(marian, my first wife, died >DEC, 2003< >after 48 yrs of marriage<)