{"id":68679,"date":"2018-02-16T15:54:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=68679"},"modified":"2018-02-16T15:54:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:54:30","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-medwin-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=68679","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Medwin Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_68681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68681\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68681#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68681\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o.jpg\" alt=\"Medwin Johnson, Mr. Gay All-American 1987\" width=\"600\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o-123x150.jpg 123w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o-768x940.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o-836x1024.jpg 836w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o-326x399.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o-700x857.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medwin Johnson, Mr. Gay All-American 1987<\/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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=53786\"><strong>Mr. Gay America 1987<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Mr. Gay All-American<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-68679 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=68681'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"123\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/820827_286402801489299_989515259_o-123x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Medwin Johnson, Mr. Gay All-American 1987\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68681\" 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Johnson, Mr. Gay All-American 1987\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=68680'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10622915_556596654469911_8426038991332250418_n-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Medwin Johnson, Mr. Gay All-American 1987\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10622915_556596654469911_8426038991332250418_n-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10622915_556596654469911_8426038991332250418_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10622915_556596654469911_8426038991332250418_n-326x408.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10622915_556596654469911_8426038991332250418_n.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68680'>\n\t\t\t\tMedwin Johnson\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Medwin and Friends<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-68679 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=68682'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1979564_471043319691912_1806599728_n-108x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Moments after claiming the title of Mr. Gay All-American 1987, Medwin Johnson is congratulated by then-reigning Miss Gay America 1986, Lauren Colby.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-68682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1979564_471043319691912_1806599728_n-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1979564_471043319691912_1806599728_n-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1979564_471043319691912_1806599728_n-326x454.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1979564_471043319691912_1806599728_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 108px) 100vw, 108px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-68682'>\n\t\t\t\tMoments after claiming the title of Mr. Gay All-American 1987, Medwin Johnson is congratulated by then-reigning Miss Gay America 1986, Lauren Colby. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure 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