{"id":10157,"date":"2021-12-04T22:37:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T22:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/?p=10157"},"modified":"2021-12-07T03:55:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T03:55:57","slug":"mark-mandala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/2021\/12\/04\/mark-mandala\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Mandala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/12\/mandala300px.jpg\" alt=\"mandala\" class=\"wp-image-10169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/12\/mandala300px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/12\/mandala300px-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Mandala was a proven leader throughout his life. 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