WATCH: Woman celebrates 100th birthday with honorary diploma from Saguaro HS

This week, Mae Defiel received a surprise of a lifetime: At 99 years old, she finally got her high school diploma!

Defiel attended high school in Cleveland, but her mother pulled her out of school to help the family and work.

Her then-future husband served the country in World War II. After getting married at 21, she and her husband lived in Scottsdale, where they became business owners…

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