Sam Gariti, 73, of Norridge has been an auxiliary officer for the Norridge Police Department for 35 years, and has been a crossing guard at Lawrence and Cumberland avenues for the last eight years. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times media

Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge has been a crossing guard on Lawrence and Prospect avenues outside Leigh School in Norridge since 1989, long enough to see a second generation of students cross. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Sam Gariti, 73, of Norridge has been an auxiliary officer for the Norridge Police Department for 35 years, and has been a crossing guard at Lawrence and Cumberland avenues for the last eight years. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times media

Sam Elddine walk his son Christopher, a kindergardener, to Leigh School in Norridge. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Aseel Kawash, an eighth grader at Leigh School, and her brother Ameer, a 6th grader, cross Cumberland Avenue with help from Sam Gariti, 73, of Norridge, an auxiliary police officer and crossing guard. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times media

Crossing Guard Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge talks to Mona Voss and her great-grandson Anthony Santoro, a fifth grader, while they wait for the walk signal before crossing Lawrence Avenue to go to Leigh School. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Crossing Guard Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge pushes the button for a walk signal at the intersection of Lawrence and Prospect avenues, his post since 1989. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Crossing Guard Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge helps Martina Madecka of Norridge and her son Kevin Nosek, a second grader, cross Lawrence Avenue to go to Leigh School. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Sam Gariti, 73, of Norridge has been an auxiliary officer for the Norridge Police Department for 35 years, and has been a crossing guard at Lawrence and Cumberland avenues for the last eight years. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times media

Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge has been a crossing guard on Lawrence and Prospect avenues outside Leigh School in Norridge since 1989, long enough to see a second generation of students. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge has been a crossing guard outside Leigh School in Norridge for 22 years, long enough to see a second generation of students. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge has been a crossing guard outside Leigh School in Norridge for 22 years, long enough to see a second generation of students cross. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Crossing Guard Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge stands watch as seventh grader Miranda Randel crosses Lawrence Avenue on her way to Leigh School. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Crossing Guard Frank Kraft, 84, of Norridge talks to seventh grader Allison Witkowski and her brother Johnathon, a third grader, while they wait for the walk signal before crossing Lawrence Avenue to go to Leigh School. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Sam Gariti, 73, of Norridge directs traffic and pedestrians at Lawrence and Cumberland avenues. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times media

Sam Gariti, 73, of Norridge has been an auxiliary officer for the Norridge Police Department for 35 years, and has been a crossing guard at Lawrence and Cumberland avenues for the last eight years. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times media

Sam Gariti, 73, of Norridge stops traffic while Josephine Biondo of Norridge and her kids, Sal, Joseph (left) and Michael (in stroller) cross at Lawrence and Cumberland avenues. Sal is an eighth grader and Joseph is a second grader at Leigh School while Michael is a preschooler. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times media