davehead21
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NEW YORK For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University.
A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League school. But Sunday was payback time: The 52-year-old janitor donned a cap and gown to graduate with a bachelor's degree in classics.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/news/arti...aduates-with-honors-3555662.php#ixzz1utRPG7XA
This story truly makes me smile. I don't even know this man and I am so proud of him.
A refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, he eked out a living working for the Ivy League school. But Sunday was payback time: The 52-year-old janitor donned a cap and gown to graduate with a bachelor's degree in classics.
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/news/arti...aduates-with-honors-3555662.php#ixzz1utRPG7XA
This story truly makes me smile. I don't even know this man and I am so proud of him.
