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Subject: Bio: RAMEY, Virgil
Date: 11 Jun 2006 14:15:33 -0600

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We are aware of individuals complaining when they are blessed with good hearing, good eye sight, two active arms and above all with two good legs attached to nimble feet. Their handicap is they have had the seed of greed planted within them and do not realize they should radiate joy and contentment for the personal riches they have been blessed with. The first picture was snapped of Mr. Virgil E. Ramey in his wheel chair, just outside of his cabin door. Mr. Ramey is about n 59 years old and met with an accident several years back that cost him one of his legs above the knee. You can see from the smile on his face that he has not let life defeat the prospects of the future. He is the new owner of the steam well located about 10 miles from Randsburg, Ca. off the Trona Road that leads out of Red Mountain. There is a very good dirt road maintained by Mr. Ramey and the help of his neighbor. Some of the earlier history of him goes back to when he was a Plating Chemist which is som!
ething used in restoring statues aIong with uses of materials that require plating for the shiny luster for the salsemen to sell his customers. Two dogs located on each side of three rabbits in pens, one doe just had a litter, number not known at time of visit, is some of the wild life that I keeps Virgil company. Mr. Jack I Ford and Jim Witt drilled the well about 600 feet in depth some years back being inspired by the early Indians pitching tents over the designated location to keep warm from the out crop of heat from the area.

(Transcribers note: Mr. Ramey is buried in the Johannesburg Cemetery in Johannesburg, Kern Couty, CA)

Courtesy The Mojave Desert News
Mojave and California City, Kern County, CA
2/28/1974 page 2
Cantil column by Ross Rogers
Posted by the East Kern Genealogical Society

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