Johnny Torres story: Recommended Sunday reading
If you are a regular reader of this blog or my stories on the Web site and in the newspaper, you might want to just give up on life. Gang crimes, murder, robbery, etc. It's enough to make you want to fly off to some deserted island.
Fortunately there are some stories of inspiration too. A few months ago I wrote about Francisco Hernandez, the Lennox teen who made it to Harvard despite a lifetime of hardships, including an abusive father and the death of his mother. Many kids like him would have ended up in a gang.
Today I recommend you read my colleague Douglas Morino's well-written story of Johnny Torres, a San Pedro man whose childhood did lead to a life of crime. But he found a way around it, served his country, and made it to college.
It's a good positive story to start the week. (And show it to your kids.)
Read the story.
Fortunately there are some stories of inspiration too. A few months ago I wrote about Francisco Hernandez, the Lennox teen who made it to Harvard despite a lifetime of hardships, including an abusive father and the death of his mother. Many kids like him would have ended up in a gang.
Today I recommend you read my colleague Douglas Morino's well-written story of Johnny Torres, a San Pedro man whose childhood did lead to a life of crime. But he found a way around it, served his country, and made it to college.
It's a good positive story to start the week. (And show it to your kids.)
Read the story.
About the Blogger
Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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