I've been wrestling with something over a week now, but Bill White made the answer much easier yesterday. In his column he writes about the contributions of Wally Ely, both to the valley in general and to him in particular. He mentions that Ely's last contribution to the paper concerned the Philly's, his favorite team. Actually, that was the last contribution they used, but not his only recent piece. His previous piece, submitted to the paper only weeks before, was a protest against the weed walls in the Allentown park system.
Ely was too much of a gentleman to make a big deal out of the paper ignoring his submission, but he was passionate enough about the topic to contact me about it...I even alluded to it in a previous post, but didn't identify him. Likewise, because he passed away, I wasn't planning on using his name. However, since White has chosen to enumerate Ely's contributions, I decided to come forward.
If White really wants to pay tribute to Mr. Ely, they should print his letter about the park system.
Wally was a Lehigh Valley treasure.
ReplyDeleteMM, Since the MC will not print it why don't you?
ReplyDeleteWally Ely told me about his submission, but I do not have a copy. For them to have stonewalled Ely to protect the Wildlands was sad. Perhaps the paper will have the integrity to print it posthumously.
ReplyDeleteBill White? The Morning Call? Integrity?
ReplyDeleteYeah, sure, whatever.