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90-Year-Old Great-Grandmother Graduates From New Hampshire College 50 Years After Finishing Degree
Roberge retired at age 75, but she was a woman who loved learning, and she knew something was missing from her life.
November 25, 2024
MANCHESTER N.H. - Some people may have thought there was a celebrity in the building at Southern New Hampshire University's graduation on Saturday. Annette Roberge certainly felt like one as she crossed the stage to get her diploma at 90 years old.
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"I'm still on cloud nine," Roberge said. "I can't even put it into words. It was exhilarating, it was awesome, it was beyond anything I could've possibly imagined."
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Roberge graduated from Manchester Central High School in 1953 and she married her husband later that year/Southern New Hampshire University/CBS Boston
She completed several night and weekend courses before it took a backseat to her five kids and two jobs. Roberge worked as an insurance agent while she finished up as a lunch lady at a nearby school. Roberge retired at age 75, but she was a woman who loved learning, and she knew something was missing from her life.
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