A father and son duo from north Texas will be accepting their college diplomas side-by-side this week.
Army veteran Mikel Lott and his 53-year-old firefighter father, Lamontry Lott, both recently earned their bachelor’s degrees from the University of North Texas at Dallas. The pair walked together Dec. 16 at the same graduation ceremony, reported Noelle Walker for NBC affiliate KXAS-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Graduating from college is a special milestone for the elder Lott, who dropped out of high school to earn a GED decades ago. He later completed enough college coursework to become a Dallas firefighter engineer.
“It’s going to be awesome because for me, I get to support my son and also fulfill a long life dream that I have for myself,” Lamontry Lott told the station ahead of the graduation. “So this will be, personally, my first time walking across a stage with a cap and gown on.”…