{"id":998,"date":"2018-04-09T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T03:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=998"},"modified":"2018-04-09T23:01:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T03:01:28","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-ramona-leger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=998","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Ramona LeGer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=41646#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41646\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41646\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o.jpg\" alt=\"Ramona LeGer\" width=\"1614\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o.jpg 1614w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-326x414.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-700x888.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1614px) 100vw, 1614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ramona LeGer was a well loved entertainer who sadly passed away during her reign as Miss Gay America.\u00a0 Her legacy continues today as the pageant presents the Ramona LeGer Evening Gown award to the contestant who has scored the overall highest in either preliminary or final night competitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Titles and Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23209\">Miss Gay America 1995<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=23209\">1st Alternate to Miss Gay America 1994<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=62743\"><strong>Miss Gay Midwest America 1992<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPrelim to Miss Gay America<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=34780\"><strong>Miss Gay Louisiana USA 1988<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPrelim to Miss Gay USA<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-998 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=41645'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"129\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o-129x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ramona LeGer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-41645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o-129x150.jpg 129w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o-768x890.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o-884x1024.jpg 884w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o-326x378.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o-700x811.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/823634_405573466198648_2147232831_o.jpg 1768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-41645'>\n\t\t\t\tRamona LeGer\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=41642'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o-119x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ramona LeGer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-41642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o-768x968.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o-812x1024.jpg 812w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o-326x411.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o-700x882.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/11222204_737209259725442_3277424728278473531_o.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-41642'>\n\t\t\t\tRamona LeGer\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=999'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/jpg30-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ramona LeGer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-999\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-999'>\n\t\t\t\tRamona LeGer\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=41643'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-41643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o-326x408.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o-700x876.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/860782_405573516198643_223041512_o.jpg 1624w\" 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-1-41643'>\n\t\t\t\tRamona LeGer\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=41644'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o-121x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ramona LeGer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-41644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o-326x406.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o-700x871.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/861113_405573419531986_192241401_o.jpg 1646w\" 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-1-41644'>\n\t\t\t\tRamona LeGer\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=41646'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"118\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-118x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ramona LeGer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-41646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-326x414.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o-700x888.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/858830_405573319531996_1265516858_o.jpg 1614w\" 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-1-41646'>\n\t\t\t\tRamona LeGer\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Captured Moments with Ramona and Friends<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68801\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=68801#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68801\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14355640_950399221756317_4921764562639067012_n.jpg\" alt=\"Moments after his coronation, Miss Gay America 1995 Ramona LeGer is congratulated by Mr. Gay All-American 1995 John Reny.\" width=\"465\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14355640_950399221756317_4921764562639067012_n.jpg 465w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14355640_950399221756317_4921764562639067012_n-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14355640_950399221756317_4921764562639067012_n-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/14355640_950399221756317_4921764562639067012_n-326x258.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moments after his coronation, Miss Gay America 1995 Ramona LeGer is congratulated by Mr. Gay All-American 1995 John Reny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1995 Show Ad Featuring Ramona<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-998 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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=37747'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture3-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Show Ad | Kon Tiki Club (Galveston Island, Texas) | 2\/17-2\/24\/1995\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-37747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture3-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture3-326x244.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture3-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Capture3.jpg 791w\" 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-2-37747'>\n\t\t\t\tShow Ad | Kon Tiki Club (Galveston Island, Texas) | 2\/17-2\/24\/1995\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ramona LeGer was a well loved entertainer who sadly passed away during her reign as Miss Gay America.\u00a0 Her legacy&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=998\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Ramona LeGer<\/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":[22,24],"class_list":["post-998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-louisiana","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998","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=998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/998\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}