I've heard from so many of you about Francisco Hernandez, the Lennox Academy valedictorian whose struggle to achieve success inspired a lot of people.
Some people wanted to send gifts and others wanted to meet him in person. You can still send cards, but Francisco has already moved on.
Francisco e-mailed me last night that he has moved to spend the summer with his sisters inAustin Arlington. As you might recall, his younger sister, Maria, moved to Texas to live with their older sister, Cinthia, when their mother died in October.
Francisco stayed behind to finish his senior year. Teacher Erica Delgado gave him a place to stay.
He'll spend the summer there until he moves on to Harvard.
If you want to talk to him directly, you can e-mail him at slideshow_2009@yahoo.com. If you have any cards you want to send him, please do that through me here and I will forward them to him.
Francisco wrote comments twice on Sunday's story as it was posted on the Web. Most people wrote nice things, but others were upset about his citizenship.
Here's what he said:
Later, he wrote this:
Some people wanted to send gifts and others wanted to meet him in person. You can still send cards, but Francisco has already moved on.
Francisco e-mailed me last night that he has moved to spend the summer with his sisters in
Francisco stayed behind to finish his senior year. Teacher Erica Delgado gave him a place to stay.
He'll spend the summer there until he moves on to Harvard.
If you want to talk to him directly, you can e-mail him at slideshow_2009@yahoo.com. If you have any cards you want to send him, please do that through me here and I will forward them to him.
Francisco wrote comments twice on Sunday's story as it was posted on the Web. Most people wrote nice things, but others were upset about his citizenship.
Here's what he said:
"Thanks everyone who has posted such beautiful comments. I have worked hard, and yes, I was brought here at very early an age. Trust me when I say I had no choice in determining my citizenship, and it hurts to read such hateful comments. This is not what my Mom raised me to see, so I forgive everyone who writes these ugly comments. May God bless you, regardless, and may God Bless everyone. If you'd like to contact me, please talk to larry or send me an email here:
slideshow_2009@yahoo.com"
Later, he wrote this:
"Thank you everyone who wrote nicer comments about the story. I just wanted to show people that anything is possible if you set your mind to it. I am no longer in CA, but I will never forget my roots and where I was raised, Lennox, CA. Thank you everybody."
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