{"id":9757,"date":"2017-02-10T20:04:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T00:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9757"},"modified":"2017-02-10T21:12:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T01:12:24","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-mahogany-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9757","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Mahogany Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9758\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/l.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9758 \" title=\"Mahogany Reason\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/l.jpg\" alt=\"In Loving Memory of Mahogany Reason\" width=\"360\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/l.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/l-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Loving Memory of Mahogany Reason<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mahogany Reason was an entertainer out of the Cleveland, Ohio area where she was featured at places like Bounce and Club Deco.\u00a0\u00a0Mahogany,\u00a0a former Miss Gay Cleveland, was also featured on the Ricki Lake Show in 2003 where she was the 1st alternate in the\u00a0Miss Ricki Lake Pageant out of\u00a0eleven contestants.\u00a0 Ricki Lake called her\u00a0&#8220;the life of the party&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sadly we lost Mahogany in July of 2012. \u00a0Our heart goes out to her friends and family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Accomplishments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=44795\">Miss Cleveland Gay Pride 2006<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Prelim to Miss Ohio Gay Pride<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9757 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=9758'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/l-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"In Loving Memory of Mahogany Reason\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9758\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9758'>\n\t\t\t\tIn Loving Memory of Mahogany Reason\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=9759'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/l-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mahogany Reason - Nefertiti - Presentation for Drag Ball Toronto 2007\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9759\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9759'>\n\t\t\t\tMahogany Reason &#8211; Nefertiti &#8211; Presentation for Drag Ball Toronto 2007\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=9798'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/l-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mahogany Reason\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9798\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9798'>\n\t\t\t\tMahogany Reason &#8211; Swimsuit Competition for Drag Ball Toronto 2007\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=9813'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/483944_10151108461223210_1223503815_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mahogany Reason\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/483944_10151108461223210_1223503815_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/483944_10151108461223210_1223503815_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/483944_10151108461223210_1223503815_n.jpg 336w\" 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-1-9813'>\n\t\t\t\tIn Loving Memory of Mahogany Reason | (Photo courtesy of Payje Turner.)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tributes to Mahogany<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m a strong believer that everybody you meet comes into your life for a reason sometimes you recognize it&#8230;sometime your dont. I recognized that Steven came into my life as a friend, and Mahogany Reason, as a sister. I&#8217;m so thankful I had the opprounity to spend time wih a friend who I had not seen in awhile, to remember old times, and catch up on the new. I remember tha hug they gave me, it was sincere and the feeling of two friends who really missed eachoher! I&#8217;ll remember that moment forever R.I.P Steve &#8230;..&#8221;There&#8217;s only &#8230; See Moreone reason&#8230; Mahogany Reason!!&#8221; Love ya always babe!&#8221; &#8211; Jay Foster<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Just learned of the death of a true Queen. Mahogany performed with the class and distinction that none of the boys in dresses will understand. She is truly missed.&#8221; For Every Reason there is but one Reason and that&#8217;s Mahogany Reason&#8221; RIP girl You will be missed!&#8221; &#8211; Ray Ladd<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;I am sitting here in total shock and my heart is heavy&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..I just found out that a friend that I had lost touch with a number of years ago has passed away. I had thought about her from time to time and wondered how she was doing. I do not know what else to say&#8230;&#8230;..RIP the only reason&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;MAHOGANY REASON!!! You will always be in my heart.&#8221; &#8211; Payje Turner<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mahogany&#8217;s Performances<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cleveland, Ohio:<\/strong> Bounce Night Club, Club Deco, Four Seasons \u00a0<strong>| Warren, Ohio: <\/strong>The Queen Nightclub<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mahogany Reason was an entertainer out of the Cleveland, Ohio area where she was featured at places like Bounce and&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=9757\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Mahogany Reason<\/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":[22,5],"class_list":["post-9757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-ohio","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757","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=9757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9757\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}