We had (Ute Perkins Elementary Music Teacher) Vince Dasal as our elementary music teacher for years here at Republic, Missouri. What a loss! The productions were magnificent! Anyone getting Mr. Dasal for the price of a teacher’s salary has hit the jackpot! Music teachers like him are almost non-existent in the education field. He has a one in a million gift for working with young people in music (Ute Perkins Performs Holiday Spectacle: Moapa Valley Progress, December 8, 2010).

Ann Pippin

Lyon Elementary

Republic, Missouri