After 30 years of doing something, it can really hold a special place in your heart.
On Friday a Douglas County School District bus driver went through the last stops of his career.
David Simone is hanging up the jersey, and the schools in Zephyr Cove wanted to honor him in a big way.
"He's just an inspiration for the kids," said Chris Pavich, who rode with Simone when he was a kid. "They yell for him like 'oh there's bus driver Dave'. It's like, everyone knows him."
First, they announced that the bus barn was going to be named after him.
Then came his final send off from Zephyr Cove Elementary School.
There, parents, school staff, kids and family said their goodbyes.
While Simone says he's looking forward to retirement, he will have plenty of good memories to look back on.
"Just watching them (the students) grow," Simone said. "I start them out in Pre-K and they keep growing and growing and then they're tall after a while and their parents are like ok, you got them through it. That's what I'll miss the most."
Most kids today wore fake mustaches, to look like just like Simone on his final day.
"It was pretty fun but it also feels kind of itchy," said Jack Schnoll, bus rider.
Being a bus driver for 30 years means you take generations of kids with you throughout.
Some parents have taken his rides and now their kids do the same.
"When I actually saw him pull up on the bus drive I was like, 'wait that's Dave'," Pavich said. "For me I'm like he's still going for this long and I'm like I went through him and now he's doing it with my kids."
Even though Simone is no longer a bus driver, he says he isn't going anywhere.
"I'll go up to stores like Walmart and Costco or wherever and they'll come up and hug me and I always tell them, don't ever say goodbye."
