Dear Monica Rose, Sports Editor:

Thank you for your excellent article on the death of this young lady [Amber Menefee.]  I have a nephew who is a student at South Plains.  I work in Midland, Texas with a young man, who has a brother at South Plains studying also.

The perils of drinking and driving are ever too present in our world.  Thank you for pointing this out so effectively.

God Bless you as you continue your school year.  My best [regards] to your faculty and administration.

Sincerely,

Richard Melville

Midland, Texas 79703

3-15-06