“They’re like my children,” Haze Mabry said. “I’m like the old lady in the shoe.”
By Allison Klein Allison Klein Anchor of the Inspired Life blog Email Bio Follow April 1 at 8:00 AM Haze Mabry, who works as a janitor at an elementary school in Georgia, walks into the building every day and empties trash cans, wipes down bathrooms and mops wet messes in the hallways.
Pike County Elementary third grader Beau Chisolm, 9, walks up to hug Haze Mabry. They handed him so many cards, in fact, that they filled several buckets, and students walked behind him to help him collect them all. Tickled by the show of affection, Mabry thanked them all, even the ones whose backpacks he regularly retrieves from the lunch room when they forget them.
Mabry said he hadn’t planned to do much for his milestone birthday, which was March 27, so he was happy the students made a fuss.Did he feel like a celebrity? No. Did he feel special? No. He said he felt loved. Mabry’s birthday started with his wife of 56 years, Bill Mabry, singing happy birthday to him. And he tried a dance called flossing, a hip-and-arm swing popular with young people.
Gilreath, whose three children graduated from the school, said Mabry is popular among the students because he’s a steady, kind presence in their lives. If a child approaches him, he will pause to give that child his undivided attention.Mabry switched professions to take the custodial job when he was 67 after never working as a janitor before. The textiles factory where he worked for 35 years closed, and he needed a job to help support his family — his wife and four children.
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