Driver’s funeral included his last school bus

Robert Brooks of Hawkins County, Tennessee, drove a school bus for 57 years before his retirement in 2016. He was inducted into the Tennessee School Bus Driver Hall of Fame after he surpassed the previous record of 52 years behind the wheel.

Mr. Brooks passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 84. His funeral procession included the last bus he drove—Hawkins County Schools No. 89—which carried his family to the cemetery.

 

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