Just retiring at 91

91-year-old crossing guard retires after decades of service

In the more than four decades she spent as a crossing guard, Louise Kobs, 91, helped countless children in Levittown, New York, get to and from school safely. “It was the greatest job,” Kobs told WABC. “I love it very much.” The great-grandmother was 50 years old when she started working as a crossing guard, and her son, Kevin, said her family spent years asking her to retire, but she kept telling them no. Finally, she decided it was time, and on Jan. 24, her last day at work, Nassau County declared it “Louise T. Kobs Day.” People came out in droves to celebrate her, stopping Kobs to give her flowers and hugs. She was “a staple of the neighbourhood,” one parent told WABC, and another said she “always brightens your day.” Several parents shared that she helped them cross the street back in the ’80s and ’90s, and while it won’t be the same without her, Kobs won’t be too far away — she intends to keep volunteering at her church and at the local police department. [WABC]