{UAH} 97-Year-Old Michigan Woman Finally Gets Her High School Diploma

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97-Year-Old Michigan Woman Finally Gets Her High School Diploma
Jack Dickey

97-year-old Margaret Thome Bekema looks at her high school letter as
Catholic Central High School principal Greg Deja, left, and Director
of Advancement Beth Banta fix her cap after her honorary graduation at
Stonebridge Manor in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Oct. 29, 2015.

Margaret Thome Bekema had to drop out of high school to care for her
sick motherA 97-year-old woman on Thursday finally received her high
school diploma, 79 years after she was supposed to graduate.

Margaret Thome Bekema, who would have walked with the Catholic Central
High School class of 1936 in Grand Rapids, Mich., had to drop out in
her junior year to care for her cancer-afflicted mother. She later did
clerical work for the armed forces and served as a preschool teacher.

Over the summer, her family contacted the school and shared her story.
Upon receiving the honorary diploma at Yorkshire and Stonebridge Manor
senior community, she said, tearing up, "I don't know how to express
my thanks… I'm sorry. I'm just plain chicken."

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