Well-known and popular bus driver, Roberto Carlos Pérez, recently passed away unexpectedly. The Intercity Bus Lanzarote drivers have paid tribute to him yesterday morning in Arrecife.
Pérez was one of Lanzarote’s most well-known and well-liked bus drivers. You would often find him singing along the bus route to his favourite songs, joking with passengers and helping tourists navigate the island. If you were having a bad morning, Pérez would change that with his ever-cheerful personality.
His relatives, colleagues and friends were shocked by the news of his death that came last Thursday, June 29th. His colleagues remember him as kind, outgoing, and always joking.
Roberto will be missed by his regular passengers too; residents and tourists will know him well as he often drove the 60 and 161 lines.
Intercity Lanzarote buses featured a black ribbon sticker on the bus windows as a sign of mourning. Yesterday morning the local bus drivers paid homage to Roberto – driving in unison down Calle León y Castillo, doubling back on themselves and bibbing the horn once on the way back.
Video (published by Spanish media outlet La Voz)
For regular updates, pictures and videos of Lanzarote be sure to like and follow our Facebook page “Gazette Life Lanzarote”.
