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Finish! 70 years later - 88 year old grandpa
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12-28-2021, 09:10 PM
(12-28-2021, 08:23 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: This shed tears to my eyes, his granddaughter and family asked the university to grant her grandpa a degree of recognition before he passes.  Very touching, he put effort into his studies even though he has health issues... technically, he doesn't have enough credits, and this is not a "true" degree, but it doesn't really matter, he gets to "graduate" along with the granddaughter!

Link: Grandpa, 88, graduates alongside 23-year-old granddaughter (nypost.com)
Nice story.

I know how the dude feels.

Some days I think I'm gonna be 88 too before I complete all these TEL and ONU coursss.

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