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I'm writing about my great grandfather and a little about my grandfather. My great grandfather Tedroe Heilman had a bus company. He operated his bus company for over thirty years. His busses ran from Ford City to Kittaning. He haled the basketball, football, and baseball players and their fans to thousand of games over three decades. The busses cost tokens which were worth 15 cents. Some said that his buses brought the basketball team good luck because they won the championship in 1964. Also his son Bill Heilman (my grandpa) drove for my great grandpa. My great grandpa was forced to close up the company and run his last bus in 1969.My grandfather has six kids. My great grandpa died March 7, 1975 he was only 58 years old he had a wife named Nancy and two kids named Bill and Bob. He was born and raised in Ford City he was raised in our house that we are living in now. When my great grandpa died his son had to get a new job he works for Crytzers and Bradigans ﻿to this day he still does those two jobs. While my grandpa was growing up he drove bus for my great grandpa, he played basketball for two years, and he was in the band. He grew up in McGran and he grew up in Ford City all of his life and still lives here today.