RAINELLE, WV (WVNS) -- On Sunday morning, the agricultural community of West Virginia lost one of their own.

Trey Yates, owner of Greenbrier Dairy was an entrepreneur, an advocate, and a valued member of the farming community of Greenbrier County.

When I first met Trey, he met me at the Farm Service Agency in Beckley to talk about how the recent federal cuts were affecting his business.

I did not expect the man who spoke so clearly and passionately and knowledgeably to be so young.

Trey was only 28 when he left this world, but his mother, Stephanie Yates, says he has left behind a legacy that won't soon be forgotten.

"He would just smile at somebody and I've had people contact me and say, well, you know, 'Trey helped me carry in some groceries or he smiled and waved at my grandkids.'

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