An 80-year-old retired business owner from Anchorage, Alaska, was always haunted by a red stamp on his 1961 high school diploma: “This student met minimum state requirements.” Having toiled to make ends meet, he felt the stamp was unfair. However, with Billy Ray Macon Sr.’s family being aware of this stain on his past, they organized a big surprise; the great-grandfather was invited to West Anchorage High School on Jan. 28, his 80th birthday, for a “one man, one-day” graduation. “This all began with my granddaughter,” Macon Sr. told The Epoch Times. “She went through the school department and they gave her permission … they brought in the cheerleaders, the choir, the principal; everybody was there, and it really made me feel warm inside. “sixty-one years later, they hit me with this surprise … it was unbelievable. There is justice out there, believe it or not!” Tafena Timpson, the granddaughter …
6 Decades After Graduating High School, Grandfather, 80, Gets ‘Met Minimum’ Stamp Removed From Diploma
April 6, 2022
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