Welstead, a Korean War veteran, said his job protecting kids as they walk across Lake Cook Road brings a sense of purpose and meaning.
For 26 years, school crossing guard Fred Welstead has stood sentry on busy suburban streets, safely shepherding children who are walking and biking to and from school with a watchful eye, a gentle smile and a hand-held stop sign.
Welstead, whose wife, Phyliss, died in 2010 after nearly 50 years of marriage, lives alone these days since the passing of his 17-year-old poodle, Remy, a dear friend who was never far from his side. Fred Welstead in 1954 in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Welstead served as a U.S. Air Force photographer from 1950 to 1954 in Korea, Japan and Europe.
“You have to find someone who is the kind of person who truly enjoys the job, doesn’t mind getting cold and wet, and understands the job isn’t easy,” Isidro added. After the war, Welstead briefly returned to his hometown of Napoleon, Ohio, before heading out to Los Angeles to study photography, and eventually moving to Chicago. Here, he quickly found work photographing conventions, and met the woman who would become his wife at a Bellwood night club.
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