Readers Speak: “Ride of Silence” story in the wrong section

The article "The Ride of Silence is personal for many who have had loved ones hit by cars" appeared in The Courant sports section on May 19 [Page 4]. This valuable and important article should have been featured in the front section, not Sports. Many readers do not read the sports section and this information is not really about sports. My husband was hit by a car while cycling. All drivers, pedestrians and cyclists need to be alerted.

Devora Epstein, West Hartford

Big 12 and UConn Athletics: The story reminds me of the family that was happy with its community, the parents’ work life, the kids’ school and their annual summer vacation at a rental on a nearby lake. ​Life wasn't always within their means as credit cards weren't paid off every month. And there were the home equity refinances when they needed the new roof on the home. They attended a local worship, served, helped as assistant coach for spring baseball and attended the kids’ games during the week. Life was reasonably fulfilled.

Unfortunately, a brother-in-law from Ohio would call and put "big ideas" in Dad's head about a new sales job on the road: a company car, country club memberships, airline mileage points, fully paid annual sales trips to Hawaii/Europe, triple his current annual salary.

Unfortunately, there was weekend travel, no time to play golf in the weekly golf league, no time for the town recreation board, less regular attendance at worship services, conflicts with daughter's weekday lacrosse or basketball games … all due to work/travel requirements. But spouse could attend alone and kids could catch a ride when spouse needed to work late at her job in Hartford.

Please don't listen to the Big 12 brother-in- law as I remember what life was like when you were on the road with that other company, AAC Inc., several years ago.

Kevin Schultz, Simsbury

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