Lesley Miller

World Travels and Adventures

 

Favorite memories from SMHS

The vacations!  Easter breaks on Balboa Island, Laguna and Mammoth
Senior Ditch Day in Palm Springs

The April Fools’ Day that Helen and I exchanged classes – Mr. Shickle  in Latin was only teacher who noticed!


Highlights since SMHS

University of California, Berkley, B.A., 1967 (Social Sciences)

La Sorbonne, Paris, France (French & French Civilization, Certificate, 1966)

Lived with Countess des Valliers and my sister Helen on Left Bank – with private cook, breakfast served in bed every morning. Have been trying to duplicate that ever since.

University of Geneva, Switzerland (French, Certificate, 1965)

MBA, Berkeley (thesis: New Towns)

Loyola of Los Angeles Law School, J.D., 1982

(Law Review; International Law Review (Articles Editor); Jessup Moot Court, highest ranking female & author best brief, National Competition, Washington DC, 1981; tutored the Loyola team following year to finals)


Two marriages
First (12 years) to Casey Mehran who died very young
Second to Spencer Vaughn (6 years), SMHS ’56, divorced 1990; son Rawley (Palm Desert), daughter Diana and granddaughter Allegra (age 7) (Tuscany & Newport Beach)


Travel

Tour of Europe & Eastern countries (1966)  I then went on to school in Geneva

Paris, Spain, Bali, Hawaii, Tuscany, Sardinia (Costa Paradiso) (Italy, every May for 12 years), Cape Cod (to see Helen) & New York City


Publications

Law Review, “Habeas Corpus in the Ninth Circuit” case re Drexel Burnham work, California Court of Appeals case re the American Indian tribes & gambling, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal


Volunteer work

“The Alley”, Newport Beach (2004 - 2006)

Art in Public Places, Palm Desert, currently

Balboa Peninsula Point Foundation


Residences
Palm Desert, Newport Beach (near The Wedge), Cortona, Italy, The Reserve Club (Indian Wells)

 
 

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