Dear Editor,
(In response to, ‘Contract ends too early for coach,? The Citizen, Jan. 16, page 3.)
Three things come to mind when I think of Ron Wagner. Tough, honest and a big heart. Our family was fortunate to have him as a Brandon Varsity Head football coach for six years. We watched two of our boys work hard for him, play hard for him, wanted at times to hate him and grew to love him. It is a shame how he was let go without a good explanation. Was the true reason politics, past grudges or was he at the top of his pay scale and this was a way to cut cost similar as the buy out of experienced teachers? Is Brandon baseball now doomed to be a losing program like Brandon’s football and basketball program? This will be a loss to the Brandon school district as a whole and Brandon baseball in particular. As to the future participants of Brandon baseball, sorry for your luck.
Tom and Rita Byers and family
Brandon Twp.