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Fallon Brooks (left) and her father Vince Woods graduated together at the 2013 NLU Commencement on June 22 in Chicago.
FATHER, DAUGHTER WALK IN 2013 COMMENCEMENT By Mark Donahue
Commencement at NLU is a spe- cial time, as families look forward to seeing a student — a son, daughter, sister, brother or parent — walk across the stage and begin a new chapter in life. For one Chi- cago family this year, that excite- ment was double.
ter, Fallon Brooks, 29, both partici- pated in commencement on June 22 at the Arie Crown Theater. It marked the end of a journey that both have said helped them grow closer while preparing them for the future.
degree; she’s my child, twenty-nine, getting her master’s,” Vince said with a laugh, adding that he’s very proud of his daughter. The journey for each to NLU was a little different. Vince saw the impor- tance of pursuing a degree for job security and as a way to advance. He’d already gotten his associate’s
“I just think of the irony that I’m her dad, fifty-six, getting my bachelor’s
Vince Woods, 56, and his daugh-
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