{"id":16863,"date":"2025-06-13T17:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=16863"},"modified":"2025-06-13T17:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:52:06","slug":"pray-for-george-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=16863","title":{"rendered":"Pray for George Strait!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bs-header\">\n<div class=\"bs-blog-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-2-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-2-3.jpg 526w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-2-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-2-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"small single\">Country legend George Strait is grieving the loss of his longtime manager Erv Woolsey and band member Gene Elders, both passing on the same day. 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