I wanted to write a response to your recent one-sided article written on the incident involving my brother in-law Bryan Yancy and Lareta Chrismer.  I met the Loveland family over 20 years ago.  Bryan’s brother, Brian Loveland and I dated in High School and married in 2003.  It was over 20 years ago that I was introduce to Bryan.  It would take pages and pages to explain to you how far Bryan has come over the last 20+ years and how much dedication and time both Cyndi and Dale have spent working with him.  Their lives revolve around Bryan and their children and anything they do is always for them!

In knowing Bryan I have NEVER in my life felt threatened, intimidated or fearful of him, nor have I felt any of that for our small children around him as well.  Brian and I have 2 boys ages 7 and 4 who adore their Uncle Bryan aka: “Muncle B”.   They love to attend Muncle B’s football games.  They have cheered on the CWU team and their “Muncle” on the football field and ride alongs with him on his paper routes ever since they were tiny babies.   What kid wouldn’t love to have an Uncle as cool as he is!?!  Anytime we come into town to visit, Bryan always places stuffed animals in the window to greet the boys on their arrival.  He’s always been loving, caring and respectful!!

The incident with Mrs. Chismer was very upsetting and not one of us thinks that how Bryan handled the situation was right.  What I find difficult in understanding, since I  KNOW Bryan,  is why Mrs. Chismer was still around after she stated in her incident report that  Bryan “flipped her off”? Don’t you think if you are fearful of people with Mental Disabilities and one gives you the finger you should just walk away?  Or better yet…if anyone of any nature gives you the finger?   Isn’t that just pure common sense?  I’m pretty sure if Mrs. Chismer went with common sense we would not be reading this terrible one-sided article that has made my brother in-law sound like a threat to society!!

In regards to the statement “..his parents/guardians are not capable of getting him the appropriate help.”  Who is anyone to say what the Loveland family has done or has not done over the last 20 years of Bryan’s life?  Unless you have witnessed, like I have, when Bryan was 1^st brought into the Loveland family and Bryan now…You have no right to make a statement as BOLD as this!  If Autism and “Mental Disabilities” were curable don’t you think any parent (as Cyndi & Dale are to Bryan) out there would be finding that cure?   I know as a parent…I would be!!

Now that your article was published and released it would be great if you could publish and interview those that truly know Bryan and not just the family members who are also employed at the school with Mrs. Chismer.  I am aware that you spent 2 hours interviewing my in-laws and Bryan’s Aide and friend Joe Kistler for this article.   Would love to see an article written on what they had to say?

Sincerely,

Holly Loveland

Note: Neither the article nor Chrismer’s victim statement claims that Chrismer is afraid of people with mental disabilities as this letter says.