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M. Ray Allen, a
retired athletic coach and
teacher, spent 41 years as an
educator in the public schools
of Kentucky, Michigan,
California, and Virginia.
He coached championship
basketball teams in Kentucky,
California, and Virginia and
wrote three books of poems
following his debut as a poet at
the opening ceremony of the
Douglas House Center in Long
Beach California, in 1968.
He earned his A.B. degree and
M.A. degree from Morehead State
University in 1963 and 1965
respectively. Also, he
received his M.F.A. degree in
theatre arts from UCLA in 1980
where he majored in writing for
television and motion pictures.
Cherie S. Allen received
her A.B. degree in music from
Shenandoah College, won the
title of Miss Virginia in 1968,
and performed as a vocalist in
the Nixon White House, received a
scholarship to attend the Los
Angeles Civic Light Opera's
Musical Theatre Workshop, toured
with the Los Angeles Civic Light
Opera's productions of Fiddler
on the Roof, Sound of Music, and
Gigi (a Broadway production)
before retiring to become a
mother in 1977.
Jana Cherie Allen (25)
is a graduate of Liberty
University. Currently she
attends the William Esper Studio
in Manhattan, where she is
studying drama. Jana has
appeared on national television
in "Why My Child", an episode of
"Psychic Witness" that aired on
TLC. Also, she has
appeared in a film made by The
Pentagon and the U.S. Department
of the Navy.
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