At 80 and 55, Stockton mother and daughter graduate together from Delta College

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, At 80 and 55, Stockton mother and daughter graduate together from Delta College, WHEN SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE holds its 91st commencement ceremony tonight, two members of the Class of 2026 will appear a little more seasoned than the usual youthful graduates crossing the stage. That’s because Veronica Smith, 80, and her daughter Virginia Ordaz, 55, are among the 3,532 degree-holders in what the college says is its largest […] The post At 80 and 55, Stockton mother and daughter graduate together from Delta College appeared first on Local News Matters .

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