Ian (born in Buckinghamshire, England)
Ian was born near Burnham in the UK, during a pea soup fog that he was
horrified to hear described not long ago as one of the ten most significant
environmental catastrophes of the 20th century. The fact that the
ambulance driver needed his father to walk ahead of the ambulance to show him
the way was all that Ian remembered being told about the fog. He spends most of his time
at the office, trying to feed the pagan hordes
(i.e. the household). Vacations
and soccer bring out the best in him.
On the
left, here he is in the Jardin de Luxembourg in Paris during July
1999.
On the right, in Quimper in Brittany, summer 1996.
Charlie was in the pushchair. Ian first set foot in France at Quimper airport in
1965.
Below on the right, Thanksgiving dinner in 2004 with Alex and Charlie in
Death Valley, after a long day exploring.
Below left, on the banks of the Thames in flood, July 2007
in Marlow.
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One of those too rare moments at home reading, this time with
Nick and Charlie, in April 1999.
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Here's another candid at home, this time in April
1998 when Ian had so much
work that he stayed each working week "over the hill" in Silicon
Valley and only made it home
on weekends. |
Our favorite, a sculpture of his papa by Charles, aged
three.
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At the Chateau de Branféré, near La
Grée, with Alex. July 2001
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La Parade des Rois Mages, Rambouillet, Noël 1996 |
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This one was taken in Death
Valley at Thanksgiving, 2004.
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And this one sticking his head into
Charlie and Alex's
room to say goodnight, September 2004.
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