Terminally ill grandfather graduates college side-by-side with granddaughter

One Texas grandfather-granddaughter duo share more than just a family tree now. They were able to graduate from college together, side-by-side.

Melanie Salazar, 23, and her grandfather Rene Neira, now 88, both graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio December 11, 2021.Neira started school in the 1950s, Salazar told CNN, but then fell in love and started a life for his family. He never got around to finishing school in the traditional 4-year span.He took classes occasionally throughout the years, but decided to work towards his goal of getting his college degree.

Meet the 12-year-old graduating high school and college in the same weekHe was only a few classes shy of completing his degree, and his family was determined to get him the college degree he's always wanted."We, as his family, were able to advocate for him and request to see if there was any way that he could be recognized or honored for all the work that he had done." Salazar told CNN.

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