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             </a>
         </p>
         <h3 class="columnheader">Grails Rock Star Wall of Fame</h3>
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+        <div class="threecolumns">
+            <div class="column align-center">
+                <img height="200" src="[%url]/images/james-fredley-2025-rock-star.png" alt="James Fredley - 2025 Grails Rock Star Award">
+            </div>
             <div class="column align-center">
                 <img height="200" src="[%url]/images/david-estes-2020-rock-star.png" alt="David Estes - 2020 Grails Rock Star Award">
             </div>
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                 <img height="200" src="[%url]/images/jeff_scott_brown.png" alt="Jeff Scott Brown - Grails framework lifetime contributor Award">
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diff --git a/posts/2025-01-02-grails-community-rockstar-fredley.md b/posts/2025-01-02-grails-community-rockstar-fredley.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+title: James Fredley Named 2025 Grails® Rock Star
+date: January 02, 2025
+description: Grails® Foundation is recognizing and celebrating great leadership and stewardship from James Fredley.
+author: Jeff Scott Brown
+image: grails-blog-index-3.png
+---
+
+# [%title]
+
+[%author]
+
+[%date]
+
+Happy New Year!
+
+The Grails Foundation is recognizing and celebrating great leadership and
+stewardship from [James Fredley](https://github.com/jamesfredley).
+
+## Thank You James Fredley!
+
+The Grails Foundation and Object Computing have been supporting the Grails
+community, with a special focus on Grails 6.2.x and the upcoming Grails 7
+release expected in Q1 2025. This new release will streamline many aspects of
+the framework, update dependencies, and introduce exciting new capabilities. The
+team’s dedication has been exceptional, and the community is deeply appreciative
+of their efforts.
+
+As with projects at the Apache Foundation, Grails doesn’t have a formal project
+or technical lead. Instead, leadership naturally emerges from those who
+contribute. James Fredley is one such individual who has been instrumental in
+driving the team forward on Grails 7. His technical expertise on the complex
+codebase has been invaluable, but perhaps even more remarkable is his role as a
+caring and supportive steward of the technology.
+
+James is a sharp technologist who excels in guiding technical discussions, even
+when opinions clash. His ability to lead these conversations to a productive
+outcome, regardless of where the team initially stands, demonstrates not only
+his technical skill but also his exceptional leadership and character. He is a
+true asset to the team and the community.
+James’ contributions go far beyond code; his leadership and personal dedication
+to the Grails project have been key toward making Grails 7 a reality. I do not
+believe that Grails 7 would be in the great position that it is in right now if
+it were not for the dedication and commitment that James has invested.  It is
+with great appreciation that we recognize James as a [Grails Community Rock Star](/community.html).
+Please join us in thanking James Fredley for everything he has done to elevate
+Grails to new heights. His efforts are deeply valued. James, you truly are a
+Grails leader and a great person. Please keep up the fantastic work!
+
+Thank you, James!
+
+Join the [Grails Slack community](https://grails.slack.com), share your feedback, and contribute to making Grails framework even better in the future. Happy coding!
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-            <span style="margin-top:22px;">&copy; 2024 Grails Foundation. All rights reserved.</span>
+            <span style="margin-top:22px;">&copy; 2025 Grails Foundation. All rights reserved.</span>
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