A longtime Minnesota bus driver was given the sendoff he always wanted after he was buried in a casket decorated like a yellow school bus.

For 55 years, Glen Paul Davis worked as a loyal bus driver for the Grand Meadow school system; he often bragged that he never once had an accident over the course of his career.

He also always joked that he wanted to be buried in a casket that resembled his beloved buses.

It was only a joke until his friend, a funeral director named Jim Hindt, commissioned his niece to paint a casket like a school bus. It was even emblazoned with the #3 of Davis's first bus—and he was incredibly touched by the gesture.

"When we showed it to Glen, he was speechless—almost brought him to tears," Hindt told KARE 11.

Davis loved the decorated coffin so much, he would often bring people to the Hindt Funeral Home in order to show off its colorful design.

The casket drew its biggest crowd of admirers, however, when dozens of students, school staffers, and community members showed up for Davis's funeral at St. Finbarr's Catholic Church last week after he passed away at the age of 88.

His online obituary has since sparked an outpouring of tributes and messages of support. One reader wrote: "I met Glenn more than 10 years ago. He was such a cheerleader for me. Such a sweet man. I so appreciated his kindness."

"Everyone who worked at the Grand Meadow School knew and loved Glen!" added a woman named Mary Anderson. "He was so generous to the kids, staff, and and his donations to the school. When I retired, he hand-polished field stones for my flower garden and decorated a piece of granite with a newspaper article—still on display in my living room!"

A neighboring school district even paid homage to Davis with a message reading: "Rest in peace, fellow school bus driver. May your final stop be peaceful. Your students will not forget you."

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