For the first time in nine years, the Missouri Department of Transportation's Kansas City district laid to rest one of its own.Lloyd Crawford, 61, was killed in the line of duty last week. He worked nearly two decades for MoDOT and won its long-term safety award.It was standing room only at Crawford's memorial. Many listened outside. He touched that many people."Taught us all things. I'm really, really going to miss this guy," said Danny, a MoDOT co-worker."Lloyd knew these things that you would never think of," said Bill Burnett, a MoDOT co-worker.Twice Crawford won MoDOT's innovation initiative, improving processes, saving time and money. His improvements are still in use today."As my boss, he has not only taught me work lessons but life lessons as well," Burnett said.Last week, Crawford was hit and killed while responding to a flooding incident on U.S. 273 near Tracy, Missouri. Wreaths mark the place where he went to help others for the last time."Lloyd was a humble man. He asked nothing of anyone, but he gave his all to everyone," said Crawford's spouse, Julie Goodpastor.Safety was his hallmark. He was a gifted craftsman and outdoorsman."He was unbelievably kind, and he wanted to share the outdoors. I know that he took numerous young people that are in this room back there to instill that in them," said Blake Yount, a family friend.The soft-spoken, strong-willed shop supervisor is missed."He enjoyed whatever he was doing, especially when he was able to make others smile," Goodpastor said.There have been 135 MoDOT workers killed in the line of duty.