I know the Times-Union must report on police matters in our community, but I find it tasteless that you would choose to print the tragic story of a young man's death on the front page the day before his funeral.
The hundreds of people who attended last night's viewing can tell you what a positive person Zach England was, or how he was an amazing friend and an even more incredible father. I take comfort in knowing that Zach brought out the positive side of those close to him. He loved to make people smile and laugh with his big grin and even bigger heart.
I will always remember Zach as the little boy who brought me flowers picked out of my parents' garden; Zach, the man who would do anything just to see you smile.
It is unfortunate when someone in our community travels down the wrong path, but Zach and his family do not deserve to read a front page story when the answers to his death are undetermined. You may feel there is not a lot of interesting news that happens here, but I wish the Times-Union would have used better discretion in regards to the timing and placement of this item of community concern.
Like all of us close to Zach, perhaps the Times-Union can learn from the tragic incident. Instead of waiting for an opportunity to develop a negative community news story, perhaps the Times-Union could start proactively developing stories about individuals making positive strides in our community. At a time when all news seems to be bad news, this would be a more responsible editorial decision
