{"id":3812,"date":"2018-05-31T18:11:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T22:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3812"},"modified":"2018-05-31T18:11:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T22:11:05","slug":"shayla-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3812","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Shayla Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_74951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74951\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=74951#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74951\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74951\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n.jpg\" alt=\"Shayla Simpson\" width=\"550\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n.jpg 759w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-128x150.jpg 128w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-326x383.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-700x823.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shayla Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Titles and Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=28649\">Miss Gay Heart of America 1996<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPrelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=20881\"><strong>National Entertainer of the Year, F.I. 1993<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=19978\"><strong>Miss Gay Missouri America 1990<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPrelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3812 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=74950'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/390202_148647071915000_1246972071_n-118x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shayla Simpson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/390202_148647071915000_1246972071_n-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/390202_148647071915000_1246972071_n-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/390202_148647071915000_1246972071_n-326x416.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/390202_148647071915000_1246972071_n-700x892.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/390202_148647071915000_1246972071_n.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74950'>\n\t\t\t\tShayla Simpson\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=74949'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325601_536449196468117_7291147665436592598_n-118x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shayla Simpson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325601_536449196468117_7291147665436592598_n-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325601_536449196468117_7291147665436592598_n-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325601_536449196468117_7291147665436592598_n-326x415.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325601_536449196468117_7291147665436592598_n.jpg 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74949'>\n\t\t\t\tShayla Simpson\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=3811'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg71-e1527804094378-130x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shayla Simpson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg71-e1527804094378-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg71-e1527804094378-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg71-e1527804094378-326x377.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/jpg71-e1527804094378.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3811'>\n\t\t\t\tShayla Simpson\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=74952'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"105\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10298818_536450329801337_7141589075453315206_n-105x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shayla Simpson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10298818_536450329801337_7141589075453315206_n-105x150.jpg 105w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10298818_536450329801337_7141589075453315206_n-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10298818_536450329801337_7141589075453315206_n-326x465.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10298818_536450329801337_7141589075453315206_n.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74952'>\n\t\t\t\tShayla Simpson\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=74953'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10150799_536449046468132_5898721704212279866_n-98x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shayla Simpson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10150799_536449046468132_5898721704212279866_n-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10150799_536449046468132_5898721704212279866_n-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10150799_536449046468132_5898721704212279866_n-326x498.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10150799_536449046468132_5898721704212279866_n.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74953'>\n\t\t\t\tShayla Simpson\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=74951'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-128x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shayla Simpson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-128x150.jpg 128w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-326x383.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n-700x823.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/10325739_536449473134756_2412227355754360610_n.jpg 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74951'>\n\t\t\t\tShayla Simpson\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><u>Captured Moments with Shayla Simpson<\/u><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74948\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=74948#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74948\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11216_10200747477953194_1118685009_n.jpg\" alt=\"Charity Case and Shayla Simpson from 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri.\" width=\"600\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11216_10200747477953194_1118685009_n.jpg 604w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11216_10200747477953194_1118685009_n-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11216_10200747477953194_1118685009_n-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11216_10200747477953194_1118685009_n-326x260.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charity Case and Shayla Simpson from 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Titles and Awards Miss Gay Heart of America 1996 Prelim to Miss Gay America National Entertainer of the Year, F.I&#8230;. <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3812\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Shayla Simpson<\/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":[22,21],"class_list":["post-3812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-missouri","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3812","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=3812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}