Reason C. 9 BIGELOW


14246.2513       Reason C. 9 BIGELOW, son of  Alfred (Alford) 8 ( Cyrus K. 7 , Daniel 6, Thomas 5 , Daniel 4,Daniel 3, Daniel 2, John1 and Cynthelia (FERGUSON) BIGELOW, was born 13 November 1887 Litchfield, Sherman co, NE.; He married (1) at Terre Haute, IN, on 01 March 1919 Lois Jane Shaw (Jane Lois on family group sheet, born 30 December 1894 West Union, Crawford co., IL; dau of John and Delia (Malone) Shaw). He married (2) unknown date Lennie Hill. Reason died 06 September 1973 OR; 4 children.

Children of Reason C. and Lois Jane (Shaw) Bigelow:

14246.25131       Frayne Shaw, b 23 Jan 1920 at West Union, IL; d 07 Jan 1976; m 07 Jan 1944 Betty Jean Smith (b 14 Nov 1922 Orange, CA, dau of Clarence George and Mary Rhea (Anderson) Smith); no children. 

14246.25132       John Alfred, b 01 Feb 1922 West Union, IL.  On 07 Nov 1943 he married Emily A. Tate. 1 child.  John Alfred Bigelow was listed as Missing in Action China 18 July 1944 and later declared dead. Emily later married (2) John O'Brien, and (3) Arthur Sattler. Child of John Alfred and Emily A. (Tate) Bigelow:
1.  Jon Allen, b 07 Sept 1944 Covina, CA.

14246.25133       Ralph Emerson, was born 30 July 1927, Covina, CA; d 26 June 2003 Anaheim, Orange co, CA; On 05 Dec 1953 he married Gertrude Ann Euler (b 02 May 1929 Hereford, TX; dau of Elmer S. and Martha (Mooter) Euler).  They divorced in 1977.  (see below) Ralph and Gertrude had 2 children.
Children of Ralph Emerson and Gertrude (Euler) Bigelow:
1. Jane Elizabeth "Lisa", b 26 July 1958 Buffalo, Erie, NY; m ___ Lavender
2. Lars Euler, b 04 Feb 1962 Los Angeles, LA co, CA;

14246.25134       Mildred Jane, b 19 July 1929 in Covina, CA, was unmarried and living 1in 2003.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 292;
Correspondence with Bigelow Society historian/genealogist, over a period of years, and descendants.
Note:
Newspaper article sent by Bigelow Society friend:

Ralph Bigelow, let everyone be who they were
The retired Cal State Fullerton Dean couldn't help but see potential in everybody

By Robin Hinch
The Orange County Register

A LIFE STORY

Ralph Emerson Biqelow
Born: July 30,1927, West Covina
Died: June 26, 2003, Anaheim


Survivors: Son, Lars; daughter, Lisa Lavender; sister, Mildred;
grandchildren, Shelby Bigelow, Jamie, Elise, Jenna and Jeida Lav­ender; dog, Chip
Services: 10 a.m. July 26, Fullerton Arboretum.
Arrangements by Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton.
Donations: Little Angels Pug
and
• University Advancement Founda­tion, for Cal State Fullerton's
 Pol­lack Library, P.O. Box 6826, Fuller-ton, CA 92834


    There was a certain comfort in being with Ralph Bigelow. He was steady, dependable and someone who would keep you safe and never change. Someone who would always be there.
    Quiet and learned, gently persuasive, he liked to suggest but never dictate. ''This might be a better way of saying that," he'd offer, or, "To polish that up, let's try doing it this way."
    As a longtime dean at California State University, Fuller-ton, he helped countless students, friends and children of friends sort out decisions that loomed large until they talked to Ralph.
    "You'd go to Ralph with a crisis and suddenly, there was no crisis," said former colleague Jim Young. "He was the kind of person that you almost didn't know he was there until he wasn't there. Then you really missed him."
    Ralph saw potential in everyone. He knew there was a better person inside even the most recalcitrant youths, and he would not judge them. Everyone in the world is different, he said. You must let people be who they are. He firmly believed there is a way and hope for everybody.
     He was 75 when he died June 26 of an aneurysm.
    A Southern California native, Ralph grew up in West Covina. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Rochester in New York and a doctorate from the University of Southern California. He also studied trombone at Eastman School of Music in Rochester.
    He continued to play trombone throughout his life as a member of the Moravian Trombone Choir of the Moravian Church of Downey and as director of the Bones West trombone group that played throughout Southern California. (He also practiced his scales at home with nerve-grating frequency.)
    But he chose the academic life for his career. He served as registrar at Cal State Northridge until 1966, when he moved to Placentia and became dean of admissions and records at CSUF, retiring in 1989. In retirement he continued to work as volunteer coordinator for academic appeals.
    Although dedicated to his job, Ralph was hardly an ivory tower scholar with his head in an intellectual cloud. He had a variety of down-to-earth interests, not the least of which were cribbage, poker and pugs. He also collected rare books, books on politics and had recently amassed books on bridges. He took up photography, made a darkroom in his bathroom, and was passionate about baseball and his grand­children.
    He read, studied and jotted down notes constantly - reminders of things that intrigued him or things about which he wanted to learn more, in a steady quest for greater understanding of his world and its inhabitants.
    He also kept notebooks handy for watching or listening to baseball games, painstakingly logging each play. He still had his notation from July 3, 1970, when Clyde Wright pitched a no-hitter for the Angels against Oakland at Anaheim Stadium.
    His love affair with pugs -the friendly little dogs with smooshed-in snouts and wrinkly brows - began 13 years ago when a friend brought his dog to Ralph's house. The dog iumped right up on the arm of Ralph's chair, went to sleep and began to snore, sounding rather like a dozing Ralph.
    "I love this!" said Ralph, who acquired his own pug, Chip (short for Poker Chip). Chip didn't sleep on the arm of Ralph's chair, but the two were pals from Day One.
    Ralph also acquired a vast collection of pug memorabilia, from "Pug X-ing" signs to pug mugs and shirts. When grand­daughter Elise gave him her drawing of a pug, he was so charmed by it that he had postcards made.
    His grandchildren were a constant delight and source of pride. He bought them books and read to them from the time they were only a few days old. When, later, they could read to him, he was thrilled.
    His family threw a surprise 60th birthday party for Ralph attended by many of his trombone-playing friends. They played "When I'm Sixty-Four," changing the words to "When I'm Sixty-More." It brought the usually steady, imperturbable Ralph nearly to tears.

CONTACT THE WRITER: rhinch@ocreqister.com
Ralph Emerson carried on extensive correspondence with Loring Bigelow and supplied what we have on this family.....ROD


 
Modified - 11/13/2013
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