{"id":820,"date":"2024-10-24T04:30:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T04:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=820"},"modified":"2024-10-24T04:30:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T04:30:15","slug":"beloved-member-of-tex%d0%b0%d1%95-r%d0%b0nger%d1%95-f%d0%b0m%d1%96ly-de%d0%b0d-%d0%b0t-73","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=820","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Member of Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 F\u0430m\u0456ly De\u0430d \u0430t 73"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_1097,h_617,x_0,y_215\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/voltaxMediaLibrary\/mmsport\/inside_the_rangers\/01jaw8ev2gv067wkkw6s.jpg\" alt=\"Longtime Texas Rangers employee Wanda Williams died on Monday. Williams was a beloved cook who ran the media dining area. 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I met Wanda Williams in 2001, when she worked for the companies that catered the press dining for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rangers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rangers<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DallasStars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DallasStars<\/a>. She died on Monday. We will all miss Ms. Wanda. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MIV7oxNwI6\">pic.twitter.com\/MIV7oxNwI6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mac Engel (@MacEngelProf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacEngelProf\/status\/1849068697287078223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crushed to share that &quot;Miss Wanda&quot; Williams passed away yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Every sports venue has people who help shape your experience. For media members, Miss Wanda was at the heart of that experience. 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