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Fort Worth mother becomes first in family to earn a college degree
Beatrice Rosas, who began working at six and married at sixteen, earned a sociology bachelor's at Texas Wesleyan University at age 69. Despite blindness in one eye, arthritis, and the death of her husband and a child, she pursued higher education while raising eight children with help from campus staff and supportive peers. Her daughter Katherine notes their shared study sessions and Rosas's emphasis on education.
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Beatrice Rosas
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth
Rosas
South Fort Worth
Jesse Rosas
Texas Wesleyan
Denise
Burns
Katherine Laskey
Laskey