In 1962 we decided the E15th St. house wasn’t big enough for our budding family, so we found a vacant lot in the Montclair District of the Oakland Hills. The lot cost $4000 which we bought with Darlene’s personal savings. At the time my landscape architectural firm, Ribera & Sue was in partnership with Mal Stern, an [...]
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How to Bootstrap Your Dreams: 6584 Saroni Dr., Oakland
Posted in Sue Family, Tom Family on October 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Our First Lessons in Real Estate: E15th St. Oakland
Posted in Cheng Family, Owyoung Family, Sue Family, Tom Family on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In 1957, our mom, Alice Sue bought a vacant lot on E15 St. in Oakland, 2 blocks away from daughter Helen & son-in-law Henry Owyoungs’ home. Brother Ed Sue designed & I built Mom’s small 1200 SF, 3 bedroom house. Ed’s architectural training didn’t help much toward practical construction, so we acquired construction know-how from [...]
Welcome to Nicey Ricey: A Feast of Wisdom
Posted in Cheng Family, Owyoung Family, Sue Family, Tom Family, Zee NiceyRicey News! on October 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is an experiment to see if we can get 5 senior siblings to write stories about the past, share their wisdom and help build the future. The idea is to capture times past, events and circumstances that shaped our clan and learnings that can help future generations attain greatness. Senior writers: it’s simple–just send [...]
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