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School honors charter bus driver after near-rollover on state-tournament trip
Summary
Rosemary Richardson, the charter bus driver for a team heading to the state tournament in San Antonio, was honored after an interstate near-miss that drivers and staff described as a narrowly avoided rollover; the gathering included a personal account, naming of two students, and a closing prayer.
Rosemary Richardson, a charter bus driver who was transporting a team to the state tournament in San Antonio, was publicly honored after what speakers described as a near-rollover on the interstate.
Unidentified Speaker 1 told attendees the group received a text from Coach Brown saying, 'our bus driver deserves 1000000 dollar tip,' and described a moment when another vehicle 'presumed to not see us,' forcing Richardson to make an evasive move that nearly caused the bus to tip.
The next morning at the natatorium parking lot, the speaker said, they met Richardson in the bus and thanked her in person. Richardson, according to the speaker, recounted how she and two students had paused to eat before the incident, and that the students noticed a cross she was wearing. The speaker reported Richardson said, 'God was watching over us.' The two students were identified as Annabelle Sawyer and Michelle Eby.
Organizers presented Richardson with tokens of appreciation mentioned by the speaker — including a UIL item and a Saint Christopher token — and invited Mister Howard to lead a closing prayer. Mister Howard led attendees in a prayer thanking God for the driver and for the students' safety, asking for protection in their homes and schools, and concluding, 'In his name, we pray. Amen.'
No formal action was recorded; the recognition concluded with the prayer and the gathering moved on to subsequent business.
