{"id":21284,"date":"2024-07-18T07:37:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T11:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=21284"},"modified":"2024-08-26T16:57:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:57:30","slug":"statement-from-orange-county-mayor-jerry-l-demings-july-18-2024","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2024\/07\/statement-from-orange-county-mayor-jerry-l-demings-july-18-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings on Pat Williams | July 18, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21138\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mayor-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>&#8220;Pat Williams was a true visionary whose impact on our community and the basketball world cannot be overstated. 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