‘He was just a loving person,’ Loved ones remember PCSSD security guard one year after his death

PULASKI COUNTY, Ark. – As school starts in Arkansas, many are remembering a Pulaski County Special School District security officer who was hit and killed on the first day of school last year.

Security Officer Victor Montgomery was struck and killed by a car while he was directing traffic for Robinson Elementary School. What was supposed to be the first day of his last year as a security officer turned into the last day of his life.

“He was just a loving person. He loved people, he loved kids,” Montgomery’s wife Alice Montgomery said.

His family and friends gather to pay tribute. His old colleagues said his death changed the way security is now done at the schools.

“Security will continue to be present on the sidewalks but they will not be directing any traffic outside of the streets unless there is a crosswalk available for students to cross,” PCSSD safety and security facilitator William El-Amin said.

Over the past year, Alice describes the love her family has felt as the same type of love from the school and security that he did when he was alive.

“The support we have. Joe. T Robinson, the security department,” she said. “We haven’t walked this journey by ourselves.”

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