Jersey Proud: Brookdale Community College graduate proves it's never too late to get an education
Geraldine Citro would have gone to college back in 1956, but she opted to take care of her ailing father instead, putting her education on hold.
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A senior walked across the stage at Brookdale Community College to get her diploma, but she was not a senior one may usually think of.
Geraldine Citro received her associate’s degree in Fine Arts at the age of 88.
She had been taking classes at Brookdale for the last 12 years to prove that it's never too late.
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She would have gone to college back in 1956, but she opted to take care of her ailing father instead, putting her education on hold.
Her children and grandchildren savored the moment when she graduated.
