The kids at Dodgeville Elementary School gave one custodian the send-off of a lifetime.
After 50 years, Ernie Leuthold is putting his cleaning supplies down for the last time, WMTV reported.
"I had a lot of sick days built up, but as long as the kids were here, I was going to be here,” Leuthold said.
But the students and staff at the school in Wisconsin couldn't let him leave without a proper goodbye, so they organized a parade across the district
"He has a big smile and he’ll do anything for anybody. He has a heart of gold.” said organizer Diane Baryenbruch.
As an added treat, the mayor of Dodgeville declared June 1 as Ernie Leuthold Day.