{"id":526,"date":"2022-10-04T16:10:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T16:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2022-10-04T18:28:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:28:52","slug":"in-memory-of-thomas-hehir-1950-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/index.php\/in-memory-of-thomas-hehir-1950-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Thomas Hehir (1950-2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">In Memory of Thomas Hehir (1950-2022)<\/h1>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" class=\"wp-image-528 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hehir-Memorial-Photo-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hehir-Memorial-Photo-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hehir-Memorial-Photo-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hehir-Memorial-Photo-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hehir-Memorial-Photo-1536x829.png 1536w, https:\/\/forgetmenotdocumentary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tom-Hehir-Memorial-Photo-2048x1105.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Thomas Francis Hehir, former director of the Office of Special Education Programs under President Clinton, passed away at the age of 72 in June of 2022. 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