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)