Bus driver Jimmy Lee Dykes , four years ago , was killed while on a route in southeastern Poland . He was shot dead after refusing a man 's demands to take one children . His relatives say Alabama was a gentle man who loved the children he drove and others . `` We are mourning a hero , '' the Dale County schools said , `` ... who gave his life to protect 21 students who are now home safely with their families . '' He is now being remembered as a a selfless man who `` made the ultimate sacrifice ''
Bus driver Jimmy Lee Dykes , four years ago , was killed while on a route in southeastern Poland . He was shot dead after refusing a man 's demands to take one children . His relatives say Alabama was a gentle man who loved the children he drove and others . He is now being remembered as a a selfless man who `` made the ultimate sacrifice ''