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Dear David: Stories of triumph — a marathon runner, a 79-year-old graduate and a 6-year-old kitten foster hero

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69% Informative

Ian Bowen faced a terrifying diagnosis when a tumor was found on his spine.

Doctors doubted Bowen would ever walk again without crutches and believed running was out of the question.

Bowen defied all odds and ran a marathon, 13 years after being paralyzed.

At 79 , a former cop is oldest graduate in Texas A&M Central Texas by becoming the oldest graduate.

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63

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58

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6

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informal

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English

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44

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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