LETTERS: CONNIE PAIR GIVES LOVING CARE TO VIP WORKERS

To the editor:

This is in reference to Ella Jean Pleasant's Nov. 7 letter: Why does she continue to let her son work with Connie Pair at VIP Industries in Fruitland, Mo.? In 1994, she and other parents like myself wrote a letter of recommendation to the judge on her behalf. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

I have a son who works at the Fruitland workshop and have no problems with that. Do you realize how many of those people who work there would be upset, angry and confused if Connie were suspended? They all depend on her for support and encouragement. I am sure other parents feel the same way.

Connie is a dedicated and caring person, and she loves those people she works with. She would never hurt any of them.

DESIREE TROUSDALE

Jackson, Mo.