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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Texas man, 95, sets record as oldest bus driver: ‘I don’t have no desire to quit’

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Raymond Hager, right, being honored by Wichita Falls mayor, Tim Short, at a city council meeting on 18 November. Photograph: The city of Wichita Falls, Texas,

A 95-year-old bus driver from Texas who has gained recognition as his profession’s oldest member worldwide says he enjoys driving his passengers around too much – and struggles mightily to just sit at home – to think about retiring quite yet.

“I’ve always liked to drive – I still do,” Raymond Hager said at a recent ceremony where officials in his home town of Wichita Falls honored him for his record-setting career in bus transportation. “And hopefully I stay safe and drive as long” as his boss and physician each allow him.

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