May 21 2012 - Deaths elsewhere Frank Edward Ray, 91, the school bus driver hailed as a hero for helping to lead 26 children to safety after a bizarre kidnapping in the San Joaquin Valley town of Chowchilla, Calif., 36 years ago, died Thursday in Chowchilla. |
May 20 2012 - Frank Edward Ray dies at 91; hero in Chowchilla school bus hijacking In 1976, the school bus driver helped lead 26 children to safety after they'd been abducted and buried by three young men planning to seek ransom. Frank Edward Ray, the school bus driver hailed as a hero for helping to lead 26 children to safety after a bizarre kidnapping in the San Joaquin Valley town of Chowchilla 36 years ago, has died. He was 91. |
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