{"id":5026,"date":"2012-05-22T17:07:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T21:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/?p=5026"},"modified":"2012-05-22T17:07:11","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T21:07:11","slug":"marking-the-passing-of-an-american-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2012\/05\/marking-the-passing-of-an-american-hero.html","title":{"rendered":"Marking the Passing of an American Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Just learned that Frank Edward Ray<\/a> died last week.<\/p>\n

He was ninety-one & it had been some forty years since he led twenty-six children to safety after a truly horrendous kidnapping and mass burial.<\/p>\n

Good to recall people who really are ordinary, who step up to the plate when the time comes.<\/p>\n

Good bye, Ed.<\/p>\n

And, thanks!<\/p>\n

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