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Degree Dream Becomes Reality for Disabled Student
Christine Murphy, 26, wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, will graduate from Mt. Mercy College with a BA in English and has begun teaching reading to third graders at St. Jude's elementary. Her parents supported her education, overcoming barriers at Jefferson High and Kirkwood, and she plans further work to help others.
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Christine Murphy
Chris
Mt. Mercy College
Tom and
Vi. Murphy
First Avenue NW
Tom Murphy
Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Murphy
Kirkwood Community College
Mt. Mercy
Mary Augustine Roth
St. Jude's
Jeanette Flanagan
Liza Forke
St. Jude’s Elementary School
Mike Kucera
Boice T