Baptista, 52, was a T bus driver, out of the Charlestown garage, who died of cancer on Nov. 24 and whose memory coworkers wanted to honor. Her funeral is this morning.
According to her obituary, Baptista came to the US from Cape Verde when she was 9; she set aside her dreams of becoming a novelist to support her family by driving a T bus. Last year, she became a US citizen. One person who knew her writes:
She was legendary on the MBTA and a very good friend to all that knew her. To know her is to love her. Anna was always loved and will be loved.
H/t: Heather Marie Vitale.
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On the 91 bus yesterday the
By jmeltzer
Wed, 12/02/2009 - 9:41am
On the 91 bus yesterday the driver and another worker were talking about her. One said that he didn't know her personally, then the other said "but we go to the funeral anyway. She was one of ours."
Photo?
By Ron Newman
Wed, 12/02/2009 - 9:55am
I don't generally know bus drivers by name, but if anyone knows of a photo of Anna, people might recognize her.
Photo
By adamg
Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:03am
Here.
Another Loss to the T
By anon
Wed, 12/02/2009 - 10:49pm
Another bus driver, Kevin Walsh, died on Thursday. Some buses were displaying a memorial message to him as well yesterday and today.