After serving in World War II, he worked for the FTC and the postal service, before retiring in 1986. Two years later, his wife Elizabeth put him back to work.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — It is graduation and the last day of school for Guilford County.
The two events each represent a new chapter, but so does retirement.
On Friday, that’s what a crossing guard, who is 102 years old, woke up to celebrate at Peck Elementary School.
For Thomas and Elizabeth Faucette, the day starts at five in the morning.
By six, it’s time to get out the door.
It’s their morning routine, but after 36 years, it will soon change.
“I’m excited for him, and I do know that right now it has not hit him,” said Elizabeth Faucette, Thomas Faucette’s wife. “This is his last day as far as being a crossing guard, so when it finally does hit him, I just let him know that it’s time for him …
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