Grandfather, age 90, gets diploma

[bulrush]

My grandfather, age 90, had to drop out of school during the depression and get a job, because his father had tuberculosis. Now, at age 90, he just got his high school degree from his old high school. He became a senior design engineer at GM, he has a natural technical talent.

Even the Today show wants him to be on TV and he has been interviewed by several newspapers and radio shows. The thing he is most excited about: he got his diploma. He will be on the Today show Thursday at 9am. His name is John Locher (sounds like "locker").

Good luck to you, grandpa.

p.s. In WW2 he was in the Coast Guard and shipped supplies to the Pacific.

[Rick]

Man, that is sooooo cool. Good for him. It's never too late to set a goal and go after it.

[BraggSurvivor]

Right on! I will set the recorder so it wont be missed.

[Beowulf65]

That is awesome! Good for him.

[Leon]

Yeah good for him, congrats.

[crashdive123]

Tell your grandpa congratulations from the Wolfpack.

[trax]

Absolutely, what crash said...congrats Mr. Locher, you're on my hero list, sir.

[Riverrat]

Congrats, shows it is never to late....

[KT_Cobra]

Again, that's awesome! Great job, Mr. Locher, and thanks for your service.

[nell67]

Just watched the interview on msnbc,how great is that! 90 years old!! Awesome! If you haven't seen it yet,here is the link to his interview.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/25118135/

[crashdive123]

Great interview. Thanks for the link Nell. Bulrush - you must be real proud of your grandfather.