{"id":28772,"date":"2016-03-08T18:20:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=28772"},"modified":"2016-03-08T18:20:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T22:20:37","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-felicity-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=28772","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Felicity Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28773\" style=\"width: 514px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28773#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28773\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n.jpg\" alt=\"Felicity Jones\" width=\"514\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n.jpg 514w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n-326x468.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felicity Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In March 1987 LGBT St. Louis lost an individual who quietly and unselfishly served our community with pride for many years. His name was Felton Day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Many of you may not have known him by name, but perhaps saw him for many years mixing at the DJ booth of Martin&#8217;s or arranging a benefit show for countless organizations, or on stage himself, as Felicity Jones of the T.W.I.T.&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whether it was a community benefit show or lending a hand to an individual in need, Felton\u00a0was always on hand running lights\/sound, decorating stages, costuming and generally giving of his own good spirits for the good of all. Felton\u00a0left behind lots of loving friends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In June of 1987, Pride St. Louis created the annual FELTON T DAY MEMORIAL AWARD to honor persons not associated with Pride St. Louis who demonstrate the spirit of community service and individual dedication exemplified by\u00a0Felton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Accomplishments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1st Alternate to Miss Gay Missouri America 1975<\/strong><br \/>\nPrelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28778\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28778#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28778\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/537313_493887733996105_173086999_n.jpg\" alt=\"Felton Day aka Felicity Jones\" width=\"301\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/537313_493887733996105_173086999_n.jpg 301w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/537313_493887733996105_173086999_n-133x150.jpg 133w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/537313_493887733996105_173086999_n-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Felton Day aka Felicity Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-28772 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28773'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n-104x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Felicity Jones\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n-326x468.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/524525_423339274384285_918534485_n.jpg 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28773'>\n\t\t\t\tFelicity Jones\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28777'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/479713_407522315965981_879770561_n-96x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Felicity Jones\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/479713_407522315965981_879770561_n-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/479713_407522315965981_879770561_n-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/479713_407522315965981_879770561_n-326x510.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/479713_407522315965981_879770561_n.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28777'>\n\t\t\t\tFelicity Jones\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28774'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/181214_408128752572004_900685957_n-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Felicity Jones\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/181214_408128752572004_900685957_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/181214_408128752572004_900685957_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/181214_408128752572004_900685957_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/181214_408128752572004_900685957_n-326x217.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/181214_408128752572004_900685957_n-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/181214_408128752572004_900685957_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28774'>\n\t\t\t\tFelicity Jones\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28775'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/527732_408128799238666_2097179950_n-150x101.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Felicity Jones\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/527732_408128799238666_2097179950_n-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/527732_408128799238666_2097179950_n-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/527732_408128799238666_2097179950_n-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/527732_408128799238666_2097179950_n-326x219.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/527732_408128799238666_2097179950_n-700x470.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/527732_408128799238666_2097179950_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28775'>\n\t\t\t\tFelicity Jones\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=28776'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/598480_407743495943863_449762614_n-121x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Felicity Jones\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-28776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/598480_407743495943863_449762614_n-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/598480_407743495943863_449762614_n-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/598480_407743495943863_449762614_n-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/598480_407743495943863_449762614_n-326x403.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/598480_407743495943863_449762614_n-700x866.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/598480_407743495943863_449762614_n.jpg 776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 121px) 100vw, 121px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-28776'>\n\t\t\t\tFelicity Jones\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 1987 LGBT St. Louis lost an individual who quietly and unselfishly served our community with pride for many&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=28772\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Felicity 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