Esther Vasquez Graduates While Fighting Personal Tragedy
Esther Vasquez 42 completes an associate degree in Spanish education at Odessa College as memories of a 2011 car crash that killed her young son Cesar and injured her family surface. Her adviser Kathy Jones praises her persistence. Vasquez plans to continue at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
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Odessa College Graduation Honors Dedication Amid Tragedy
D C graduation at Odessa College Sports Center honors associates and certificates A through K at 10 am and L through Z at 2 pm. Vasquez, a immigrant and mother, balanced loss and hardship after her husband Andy died of ALS and her son Cesar, with support from Delma Abalos. She aims to become a teacher, thanks family and mentors who kept her motivated through grief.
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