"Riding the bus is my favorite part of the day," Addy said. "Mr. Ryan is awesome. We're always singing and telling each other jokes and laughing. I remember when it was raining and he asked me if I had an umbrella, and I was like, 'Nope!' And he just jumped up and helped me."

 

"We just love Mr. Ryan," Ambrea Strang, Addy Williams' mother said. "He has done so much for her. Before she even started school, he came over with the bus so she could walk through the bus and feel her way and practice getting off and on."

 

Bus driver "Mr. Ryan" described Addy as "just full of joy. The kids and I play music on the bus, and I'm learning about the latest pop hits. Whatever makes their day better, that's what I'm about."