{"id":1190,"date":"2018-12-01T11:16:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T15:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2018-12-01T12:32:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T16:32:38","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-lady-shawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1190","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Lady Shawn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69878#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14034773_1217363738315164_1502509514359425826_n.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn\" data-id=\"69878\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69878#main\" class=\"wp-image-69878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14034773_1217363738315164_1502509514359425826_n.jpg 741w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14034773_1217363738315164_1502509514359425826_n-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14034773_1217363738315164_1502509514359425826_n-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14034773_1217363738315164_1502509514359425826_n-326x422.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14034773_1217363738315164_1502509514359425826_n-700x907.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">Lady Shawn was featured at places like the Other Place in Ft. Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><u>Titles and Awards<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23209\">Miss Gay America 1981<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=25626\">Miss Gay Texas America 1979<\/a><\/strong><br>Prelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=25626\">1st Alternate to Miss Gay Texas America 1977<\/a><\/strong><br>Prelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23345\"><strong>Miss Gay Dallas America 1977<\/strong><\/a><br>Prelim to Miss Gay Texas America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69881#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10245577_549692825143754_7203457684606236538_n.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn\" data-id=\"69881\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69881#main\" class=\"wp-image-69881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10245577_549692825143754_7203457684606236538_n.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10245577_549692825143754_7203457684606236538_n-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10245577_549692825143754_7203457684606236538_n-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10245577_549692825143754_7203457684606236538_n-326x406.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69880#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10153069_526136880832682_8265285044982340183_n.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn\" data-id=\"69880\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69880#main\" class=\"wp-image-69880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10153069_526136880832682_8265285044982340183_n.jpg 533w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10153069_526136880832682_8265285044982340183_n-140x150.jpg 140w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10153069_526136880832682_8265285044982340183_n-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/10153069_526136880832682_8265285044982340183_n-326x350.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69879#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o-712x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn\" data-id=\"69879\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69879#main\" class=\"wp-image-69879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o-768x1105.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o-326x469.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o-700x1007.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/977526_526138104165893_7346523200408712382_o.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69877#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/427830_202894709823569_333269888_n.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn\" data-id=\"69877\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69877#main\" class=\"wp-image-69877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/427830_202894709823569_333269888_n.jpg 621w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/427830_202894709823569_333269888_n-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/427830_202894709823569_333269888_n-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/427830_202894709823569_333269888_n-326x500.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=1191\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/jpg82.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn\" data-id=\"1191\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=1191\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/jpg82.jpg 275w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/jpg82-184x300.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69883#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o-1024x923.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn, Miss Gay America 1981 - The Lady Shawn receives congratulatory wishes from the audience moments after being crowned Miss Gay Dallas on February 17, 1977 at Dimensions III. Later that year, Shawn became first alternate to Miss Gay Texas 1977, Donna Day.\" data-id=\"69883\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=69883#main\" class=\"wp-image-69883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o-1024x923.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o-150x135.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o-768x692.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o-326x294.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o-700x631.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10942579_633466206782955_284426582031100350_o.jpg 1551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn, Miss Gay America 1981 &#8211; The Lady Shawn receives congratulatory wishes from the audience moments after being crowned Miss Gay Dallas on February 17, 1977 at Dimensions III. Later that year, Shawn became first alternate to Miss Gay Texas 1977, Donna Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">Lady Shawn and Friends<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=78597#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/13938511_927081827421390_8390611426087486898_n.jpg\" alt=\"From left: then-reigning MGA 1984 Tasha Kohl; MGA 1981 Lady Shawn; MGA 1980 Hot Chocolate; MGA 1978 Jimi Dee; and MGA 1977 Michael Andrews.\" data-id=\"78597\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=78597#main\" class=\"wp-image-78597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/13938511_927081827421390_8390611426087486898_n.jpg 462w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/13938511_927081827421390_8390611426087486898_n-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/13938511_927081827421390_8390611426087486898_n-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>From left: then-reigning MGA 1984 Tasha Kohl; MGA 1981 Lady Shawn; MGA 1980 Hot Chocolate; MGA 1978 Jimi Dee; and MGA 1977 Michael Andrews.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=78612#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1380374_451149948331376_157386045_n.jpg\" alt=\"Lady Shawn and Jacqulyn DeVaroe\" data-id=\"78612\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=78612#main\" class=\"wp-image-78612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1380374_451149948331376_157386045_n.jpg 697w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1380374_451149948331376_157386045_n-139x150.jpg 139w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1380374_451149948331376_157386045_n-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lady Shawn and Jacqulyn DeVaroe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=41453#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14449991_957864564343116_4593469742692283580_n.jpg\" alt=\"Leigh Shannon, Lady Shawn, Lindsey Love and Lady Nova Bernard\" data-id=\"41453\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=41453#main\" class=\"wp-image-41453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14449991_957864564343116_4593469742692283580_n.jpg 799w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14449991_957864564343116_4593469742692283580_n-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14449991_957864564343116_4593469742692283580_n-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14449991_957864564343116_4593469742692283580_n-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14449991_957864564343116_4593469742692283580_n-326x195.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14449991_957864564343116_4593469742692283580_n-700x420.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Leigh Shannon, Lady Shawn, Lindsey Love and Lady Nova Bernard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">1980 Show Ad Featuring Lady Shawn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=39245#main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/565-632x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | The Other Place (Ft. Worth, Texas) | 1\/6-1\/9\/1980\" data-id=\"39245\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=39245#main\" class=\"wp-image-39245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/565-632x1024.jpg 632w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/565-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/565-185x300.jpg 185w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/565-326x528.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/565-700x1135.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/565.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Show Ad | The Other Place (Ft. Worth, Texas) | 1\/6-1\/9\/1980<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Shawn was featured at places like the Other Place in Ft. Worth, Texas. Titles and Awards Miss Gay America&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=1190\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Lady Shawn<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22,9],"class_list":["post-1190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-texas","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}