{"id":3170,"date":"2024-02-26T14:05:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T19:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/?page_id=3170"},"modified":"2024-08-20T17:47:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T21:47:28","slug":"b-smith-1949-2020-re-membered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/re-membering-our-ancestors\/b-smith-1949-2020-re-membered\/","title":{"rendered":"B. Smith (1949-2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Re-Membering B. 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