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man4allcats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 05:40 PM
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100-year-old Texas City woman graduates from high school
Now that's tenacity!

TEXAS CITY, Texas – A 100-year-old Texas City woman graduated from high school on Friday night, a ceremony she says was years in the making.

"It took me 100 years, but I’m finally going to graduate," said Thelma Dyess, who crossed the stage as honorary graduate during the Texas City High School graduation ceremony.

Dyess, who turned 100 on April 14, was forced to quit school in 8th grade during the Great Depression to help support her family.

"We had none of the extras that most people had," she said. "We were considered poor."


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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 05:43 PM
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1. Oh man, Good on you Ms. Dyess
Bravo! :applause:
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MinneapolisMatt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 05:44 PM
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2. That is fantastic!!!
Congratulations, Ms. Dyess!

:party: :toast: :party: :toast:
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MyrnaLoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 05:52 PM
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3. Recced!
cuz it's a cool story and the high school I graduated from. Live about 3000 miles away now.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 06:36 PM
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4. Oh my goodness! GOOD FOR HER! That's absolutely wonderful.
I love this story!
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 06:39 PM
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5. ... The diploma is one of several honors Dyess has received this year. The Texas City Centennial
Committee discovered that she was born five months before Texas City was incorporated Sept. 16, 1911, and decided to make her part of the centennial celebration.

"I doubt if a lot of cities can say when they turn 100 they have somebody who has been there the entire 100 years," Doyle said. "She is the star of the city this year because she turns 100 the same time the city turns 100" ...

100-year-old graduate finally gets her diploma
By HARVEY RICE
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
June 4, 2011, 1:19AM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7594944.html#ixzz1ORpiZ1dg
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