{"id":7650,"date":"2021-07-10T21:59:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T21:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/?p=7650"},"modified":"2021-07-10T21:59:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T21:59:39","slug":"larry-d-myers-class-of-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/2021\/07\/10\/larry-d-myers-class-of-1957\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry D. Myers, Class of 1957"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/downey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2021\/07\/Myers.jpg\" alt=\"Larry D. 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