Local 100 Mourns Bus Operator Larry Sheppard, Died on the Job

Larry Sheppard, a popular veteran Bus Operator who was recently married, passed away at the Kingsbridge Depot Thursday. Sheppard, 56, was found in his car by a co-worker, Depot Chairman Richard Fields said. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Sheppard didn’t report after his swing shift ended but management never alerted the union, union officials said. He was supposed to pull out of the depot at 2:18 p.m.

Sheppard was found unresponsive in his car at approximately 7 p.m. by a co-worker who noticed his car was running and went to investigate, Fields said. He had nearly 30 years on the job. “He was very well liked,” Fields said. “He was very well known and liked.” A longtime Long Island resident, he was recently married and moved to Newark, N.J. with his two young children, officials said.  Funeral arrangements have not yet been set.