South Carolina 94-year-old crossing guard, mother of 18 still working to keep students
A 94-year-old crossing guard who recently had a birthday says she isn’t planning to retire no time soon. Estella Williams is the oldest crossing guard in South Carolina and one of the oldest in the U.S. according to ABC News 4. “In the middle, I let them out. And I stop this traffic – I stop this. And let the school traffic out. It’s simple,” she said
Miss Williams starts and ends every day in the center lane just outside of Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina.
“It’s good. I enjoy doing it,” she told the news outlet. Williams says she started the job just as a temporary job.
“My son-in-law, he was a policeman then. And he needed somebody, and he asked me if I would help him a few days,” she stated. Now those few days, became 25 years.
“Oh yeah, oh yeah. See, I don’t let nobody stay too long. See I try to keep it going,” Williams said. Williams has no signs of slowing down and no signs of aging.
“Yeah, I keep the kids safe. And the people,” she stated of her duty. “Maybe I’ll give it another year or so. Just treat everybody right, that’s my motto.”
The mother of 18 children and has kept thousands or more safe over the years.
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