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I don't know who the author of this piece is; there is no name listed. Some of your comments are unwarranted and incredibly insensitive as you try to pass this off as a memorial tribute to my father who recently passed away. First of all, yes, my dad wrote a song for the Castle Valley Pageant depicting the loss of an infant -- something he could identify with in a very painful way. Was it necessary for your story to include the manner in which my sister died? Must you be so cruel and insensitive? Second, I wonder if you have some ax to grind against my father from over 30 years ago since you're dredging up an incident that was the result of a great deal of misunderstanding. I was only in 4th grade at the time, and I don't know what my father said about the "progress" happening in our town when the power plant came, but I guarantee he would not have used the words "trailer trash" because WE lived in a trailer at that time and lived there for 7 years before building a home. My dad wasn't perfect, and never claimed to be. He did sometimes say things that offended some; don't we all? But why you would chose to include that incident from so long ago in a memorial piece is beyond comprehension. I would like you to know that my dad apologized to the people he offended (with whatever he said), and on the few days when they were picketing our store, he took drinks and food out to them and was kind and considerate of their right to demonstrate. I don't know your story or why you didn't stay in Emery County. I do know that your choice of remembrances at the time of my father's death are very hurtful and don't belong in any sort of memorial piece.