Leaders in Maryland's Montgomery County are remembering a Ride On bus driver who died of a heart attack during his shift Wednesday morning in Gaithersburg.
Ruize Bell was a father of 10, whose loved ones described him as a gentle soul with an infectious spirit who loved his family. He was 63.
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WATCH HERE“He was a hero for his family and for the Gaithersburg depot in general. He was just an all-around to me, a superman,” Jennifer Beckwith, a transit bus operator, said.
Bell was driving a bus south on Interstate 355 when he suffered a heart attack. Before he died, Bell was able to stop the bus and save all the passengers.
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SIGN UP “He was described as a hero, and heroes are a few,” coworker Yader Mendez said.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich extended his condolences to Bell’s loved ones and praised him for safely stopping the bus.
“That kind of calm under pressure tells you a lot about the person he was,” Elrich said in a statement.
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Beckwith said she met Bell about 10 years ago. She and Mendez said there’s a void in their hearts after Bell’s death.
“The pain that I felt in the chest -- it was a little tightening,” Mendez said. “I got nervous. I was told by another coworker of his passing, so it’s one of those things where it’s hard to swallow.”
Bell had worked as a transit operator for Montgomery County since 2012 and was a proud union member. He served as the shop steward for the municipal and county government employees' organization.
Bell loved the , golf and grilling.
“The whole entire Gaithersburg depot is going to miss him,” Beckwith said. “This is one that hit very hard.”
Bell is survived by his wife, four sons, six daughters and his fellow Ride On operators.
