Homer Hickam Speaks at Miner Memorial
Hickam will speak at rites for 12 miners, Huntsville Times
“Huntsville author Homer Hickam, whose family is from the mining town of Coalwood, W. Va., will speak today in Buckhannon, W. Va., at the memorial service for the 12 miners killed in the Sago Mine disaster. Hickam, author of “Rocket Boys” and books about his coal-mining roots, was invited by officials to attend the memorial.”