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How Arlee’s crossing guard job became her sanctuary |
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| | After her husband died unexpectedly of a heart attack, Arlee Willits was flooded with cards and flowers and expressions of sorrow from the children she helped to cross the street. The outpouring was overwhelming. Suddenly, getting up every weekday morning at 6:15 so she could be at her post no later than 7:10 transformed from a job into a blessing. Her crosswalk became her sanctuary. “It literally gave me something to look forward to each day after my husband passed away,” she says. |
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