Frank Massey, passed of COVID-19 on April 17, 2020 five days after his 68th birthday. He had been married 20 years and had seven children. He served four years in the military as a Marine. After he retired from commercial truck driving, his passion for kids let him to become a school bus driver at the Belleville Township High School District 201.
Frank’s grieving wife gave an emotional interview with News Channel 5 on Your Side on April 18th:
“I want people to know that coronavirus is not a joke. It is not a hoax and it is definitely not fake news because I’m living the nightmare,” Cynthia said.
Frank Massey is missed by his children, grandchildren, extended family, all the kids he drove to and from school and events, and the Greater St. Mark COGIC family.
Sources:
- Frank Massey Obituary on Serenity Memorial Chapel
- Illinois reports 125 new coronavirus deaths, matching largest so far; school bus driver in Belleville dies (STLToday – Frank Massey)
- ‘I just miss him so much’ | Wife mourns Belleville School bus driver, veteran husband who lost battle with Covid-19 (KSDK – Frank Massey)
- Belleville Township High School District 201 post on Facebook about Frank Massey
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