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Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:49 am
by ELB
It's nice for a change to see a university do something that's not completely stupid.
Jim Brewer is nearing the end of his battle with pancreatic cancer, but one of his concerns was he wouldn’t live long enough to see his 23-year-old daughter Jenny graduate from his alma mater, Texas A&M University, in May.
But Brewer, 57, didn’t have to wait. That’s because Tuesday, the Aggies brought the ceremony to his Austin, Texas, home, where he got to see his daughter with her cap and gown, amid dozens of friends and family, My Statesman reported.
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As Jim Brewer watched Texas A&M Associate Dean John Hurtado stand at a lectern borrowed from Clayton Elementary School, where Brewer’s wife, Lisa, teaches second grade, he sat in a wheelchair and smiled at Jenny while wiping tears from his face. He held his wife’s hand as Nick, and his other son, Mike, 27, stood behind them.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/03/2 ... ancer.html
The father is a civil engineering graduate of TAMU, and the daughter will receive her aerospace engineering degree on 12 May.
This Austin Statesman story has more details, but may block you if you don't subscribe:
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/ag ... tin/nqqnF/
Gig'em Aggies!
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:55 am
by joe817
Wow! Just wow! How deeply moving those articles are. Thanks for posting ELB!
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:59 am
by WildBill
ELB wrote:It's nice for a change to see a university do something that's not completely stupid.
Gig'em Aggies!
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:53 pm
by loktite
Think I might have gotten a little misty-eyed on that one.
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:49 pm
by Dadtodabone
God bless Jim Brewer and his family.
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 12:14 pm
by The Annoyed Man
I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer. From diagnosis to his passing took only 4-1/2 months, which passed all too fast. Thank God that the A&M administration was willing to bend the rules for this poor family.
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:41 pm
by kragluver
That is very cool. Johnny Hurtado is a friend - we were in grad school together at A&M. He is a great guy and I don't doubt he had something to do with getting this ceremony moved up. Outstanding!
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:54 pm
by WildBill
kragluver wrote:That is very cool. Johnny Hurtado is a friend - we were in grad school together at A&M. He is a great guy and I don't doubt he had something to do with getting this ceremony moved up. Outstanding!
I am sure he did.
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:00 pm
by Texas_Blaze
As an Aggie, I am very pleased to see that my university has compassion for this father.
'09
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:11 pm
by WildBill
Texas_Blaze wrote:As an Aggie, I am very pleased to see that my university has compassion for this father.
'09
Since moving to Texas I have not seen a stronger bond from graduates of any other university.
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:11 pm
by Dadtodabone
WildBill wrote:Texas_Blaze wrote:As an Aggie, I am very pleased to see that my university has compassion for this father.
'09
Since moving to Texas I have not seen a stronger bond from graduates of any other university.
And they are everywhere! My son gave a yell in Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia and had 5 former students, 2 were Russian nationals, reply and they all went to tea!
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 5:47 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Dadtodabone wrote:WildBill wrote:Texas_Blaze wrote:As an Aggie, I am very pleased to see that my university has compassion for this father.
'09
Since moving to Texas I have not seen a stronger bond from graduates of any other university.
And they are everywhere! My son gave a yell in Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia and had 5 former students, 2 were Russian nationals, reply and they all went to tea!
Now that there is funny.
Re: Early Graduation Ceremony by Texas A&M
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 6:19 pm
by WildBill
The Annoyed Man wrote:Dadtodabone wrote:WildBill wrote:Texas_Blaze wrote:As an Aggie, I am very pleased to see that my university has compassion for this father.
'09
Since moving to Texas I have not seen a stronger bond from graduates of any other university.
And they are everywhere! My son gave a yell in Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia and had 5 former students, 2 were Russian nationals, reply and they all went to tea!
Now that there is funny.
A friend of mine is an [American] Aggie who spent some time studying in St. Petersburg. I wouldn't be surprised it he was one of those who answered the call.
