{"id":25626,"date":"2023-08-09T06:42:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=25626"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:00:34","slug":"ron-ladouceur-windsors-iconic-feather-hat-guy-has-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/mornings\/2023\/08\/ron-ladouceur-windsors-iconic-feather-hat-guy-has-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron LaDouceur, Windsor&#8217;s Iconic  FEATHER HAT GUY, Has Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Let me start by saying: Windsor\u2019s most recognizable street person \u2018Feather Hat Guy\u2019 is not a sociology professor secretly conducting a decades-long experiment on eccentric street people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>RON LADOUCEUR\u00a0was real person. Always seen wearing a fedora\u00a0style hat with long feathers. He\u2019s been a downtown wanderer for years. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Ron passed away at the age of 75 on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>You can actually get to know more of his story in the 2020 documentary film that was over 15 years in the making from our friend Filmmaker\u00a0Mike Evans.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16212 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/ce3f9263-watch-here-cjwf-695x76.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/ce3f9263-watch-here-cjwf-695x76.png 695w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/ce3f9263-watch-here-cjwf-768x84.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2021\/09\/ce3f9263-watch-here-cjwf.png 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uKaqh0XRvB0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>In 2021 &#8211; our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/branddeadtshirts\/\">BRANDDEAD<\/a> created a \u2018Feather Hat Guy\u2019 action figure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cm2xhvcMMdX\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXydmDpLRE-\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>and there&#8217;s even a mural downtown of Ron done by graffiti artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/enjoydenial\/\">DENIAL<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQpXrbSnE5t\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Soar high like the feather&#8217;s in your cap Ron, we won&#8217;t forget you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BKbmfPWhymj\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvtET69tQAE\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BvITKC8HGSE\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let me start by saying: Windsor\u2019s most recognizable street person \u2018Feather Hat Guy\u2019 is not a sociology professor secretly conducting a decades-long experiment on eccentric street people. 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