Coeur d'Alene 84-year-old looks forward to finally graduating from college
Vesta Hager throws her arms around her dad, Richard Gauntlett, Jan. 20 as he discusses all the ways that life got in the way before he could go back to school. More than six decades after having to leave college because of illness, Gauntlett is proud to be an online student at Oregon State University.
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Richard Gauntlett beams Jan. 20 as he shows off his high school graduation photo.
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Richard Gauntlett's high school graduation photo, 1957. At age 84, the Vietnam-era Air Force veteran is taking online classes to finally obtain his bachelor's degree from Oregon State University.
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Richard Gauntlett is seen at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in 1960. The veteran, now 84, is going back to school to earn his college degree more than six decades after he had to drop out because of illness.
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COEUR d'ALENE — Unfinished business remains unfinished for many people.
Not for Richard Gauntlett.
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