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Remembering Mr. Unicorn, Salt Lake City’s best crossing guard, who passed away in January.
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In the land of the beehive, there once was a real-life unicorn. He was born Richard Simon Leafty. But he chose to be known as Unicorn. And once you met him, there was no denying that a unicorn was exactly what he was. Mr. Unicorn worked as a crossing guard at Bonneville Elementary, turning the poles and signs at the corner of 2000 East and Princeton Ave into a wonderland each holiday.
He hung flowers all over for Mother’s Day. For Easter, he adorned the sign post with a massive bunny and donned long pointy ears.
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