San Jose State University commencement features a surprise marriage proposal

The Brief

  • Juan Carlos Soliz Meza graduated with a Master’s in social work, taking the stage with his daughter.
  • He also took the opportunity to propose to his longtime love and mother of his child.
  • The accomplishment also fulfills a promise Juan Carlos made to his mother when he was still just a child.

The journey to get to this stage was a difficult one.

The backstory:

Juan Carlos had been injured as a child by falling out of a tree. His mother, who had no money for a wheelchair, carried him to doctors’ appointments in Mexico. Once he remembers, they were turned away by social workers, after traveling for hours. It was on that day that he made a promise to his mother.

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