LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A father, friend, and school crossing guard was laid to rest Tuesday night.
73-year-old James Holland embodied all of these things. Last week, he was killed in a car accident while doing the job he loved.
The funeral procession for Holland moved through downtown Lexington Tuesday with a full police escort.
"It was a great honor. I think he would have appreciated it," said Kenneth Holland, James' son.
Holland wasn't a sworn police officer, but as a crossing guard, he was a member of the department.
Every day he helped kids get safely to and from Garrett Morgan Elementary School. A car struck Holland last Thursday and he later died at the hospital.
The crash was ruled accidental and a result of environmental conditions.
Kenneth believes his father would want to be remembered as someone who was helping the community.
"He had a ton of friends and a lot of people cared for him, thought the world of him, said he was carefree and liked to joke — and probably the best thing is he liked being with other people."
