Saving people’s lives during Winter Storm Uri was on the minds of 21 Hays CISD Transportation employees who operated temporary warming centers in their buses. For their efforts, these employees were presented March 5 with Superintendent Coins of Excellence by Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright.
These 21 heroic individuals operated buses that helped approximately 150 people in the Buda and Kyle areas find warmth and shelter during the bitter cold that week.
Transportation employees who assisted in the warming centers operation were Transportation Director Filiberto Bonilla, Assistant Transportation Director Anthony Shields, Lani Baker, Michael Pinkert, Jason Barr, Johnny Leal, Bobby Yanez, Ed Leal, Richard Rodriguez, Ed Luna, JD Lessley, Lesley Chivalan, Connie Ingram, Grady Graham, Anabel Alvarez, Kathy Rye, Bobby Minjarez, Matt Balboa, Joe Hudson, Royd Moore and Roger Seyler.
The warming centers, which were placed at sites across Buda and Kyle during Winter Storm Uri, was a joint operation that involved the cities of Kyle and Buda, and Hays County’s Office of Emergency Management.
