A man who worked as a crossing guard for a school for nearly 7 decades retires

44 thoughts on “A man who worked as a crossing guard for a school for nearly 7 decades retires”

1. Hey, there's my old church!

2. lived in Bartonville for 21 years and Gerald was crossing guard when i used to walk to school or ride my bike there. He kept every kid safe and loved what he did. He will be missed by many and he for sure loved what he did. Thank you Gerald for everything!!

3. Gerald was there everyday. Never a mean bone in that man's body, truly a person sent from the heavens. Have a great retirement Gerald!

4. Gareld was a great person and he always made my day

5. i love this so much so cute and sweet what a story. thank you gerald, great man

6. Goo Gerald go Gerald👏👏👏👏

7. Great reporting and beautyful story. This man has been a true asset to his community. Thoes are hard to come by. Much LOVE.

8. I’ve only been at this school for a year but I love Gerald so so much! It’s been so much fun having him at our school! ❤️

9. He has earned the hearts of the community by doing a simple job that meant a big thing, take care of those in charge of the communities future by letting them safely cross the street.

10. Legends never die

11. 85 wow. Salute you.

12. He took care of so many..what a man!

13. That touched my heart. It was so beautiful to see his community come together to celebrate his career and legacy like that. Such an honorable man with great work ethic and values.

14. This honestly really sad. No one should ever do the same thing for almost 7 decades.

15. What a waste of taxpayers money using those police and firetrucks for this Bullshit

16. Aww 💓💓

17. ❤️

18. Goodnight sweet prince

19. Great story.

20. Those tshirts will end up in a goodwill.

21. Nice to see some good news for a change

22. 0:08–0:20
    0:30–0:42
    0:59–1:05
    1:22–1:30
    is my favorite part of the video

23. ❤

24. After nearly 7 decades deciding which kids live and which die he has decided to retire.

25. ❤️❤️

26. MOST LIKELY single and alone too with that kind of job and today's women.

27. Wow what a person the real hero !!!

28. Very nice.. God bless em ❤🇨🇦

29. wow!!, so emotional.

30. Sad life. He be dead .

31. He never got promoted to school administration?? Or even senior crossing guard? in 67 years?? Jesus am I the only one that thinks this is really sad?

32. One more reason to believe in humanity. All the young people in this school will keep this example of dedication in their hearts and reproduce it in their own way with their community.
    God Bless you Mister Gerald Beckette

33. True hero

34. It’s great to see those silent hero’s who deserve congratulations, get it!

35. 7 Decades? man he really need to get a life

36. When you think the world is full of madness…. turning to shit….a pocket of gold emerges….! Not bad at all!

37. When you think the world is full of madness…. turning to shit….a pocket of gold emerges….!

38. When you think the world is full of madness…. turning to shit….a pocket of gold emerges….!

39. ♥️This is amazing…god bless this man♥️

40. This is so heartwarming and touching. I wish he lives his life well

41. This nigga walking away with no savings

42. I’d be lying if I said this didn’t make me tear up, this must have meant so much to Gerald! He clearly had such a wonderful influence on generations of kids!

43. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

44. A lady at my church was a crossing guard for 50 years some of the kids she helped cross as kids are teachers at the school now.

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