We got a great graduation announcement this week.
These are twins, Alyssa and Collin Yee, children of our Malaysian "son," Vince. Alyssa graduated from UC Santa Cruz and Collin graduated from UC Santa Barbara. In addition to college graduates, both kids are golf champions.
When I see things like this, it makes me realize that I really have made a difference in the world.
Vince's family lived in Davis while his father got his PhD at UC Davis. When they were about to return to Malaysia, they wanted to leave Vince, who was ready to enter high school, in Davis because it's so difficult for Chinese kids to get an education in Malaysia. They went to our Catholic church to ask the priest if there was a family who would take Vince. The priest called us, we arranged to meet the family, and a week later, Vince moved in. He lived with us for 3 years.
I love that he became a part of the family and after he graduated from high school, he went on to college in Sacramento (I think he got a PhD), he became an American citizen and started his own business, which is doing very well. (I can't remember what the business is).
His wedding took place a week after David died and it was so weird. Our whole family was sitting at a table with a couple of strangers and we would have to keep getting up and going outside to cry and then come back in again. I remember all of us, including Vince, being outside crying together. We finally explained to the couple what was going on.
We don't really have much to do with him and his wife, but they did invite us to a party after Alyssa and Collin were born, but we haven't seen the kids since. I just read about their accomplishments on Facebook.
But when I look at this graduation announcement, and see the picture of Vince visiting Tom in Santa Barbara, it make me realize that we really did make a difference in his life, and I'm so glad of it.
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