Beulah Hester attended the Kentucky School for the Deaf in
Danville, Kentucky from 1937 to 1948, but she dropped out right before her senior
year to start a family. “I always thought about graduating someday, but I also
wanted to stay at home and be with my family,” she said. In spite of many other
demands on her time, Beulah managed to help her old alma mater and its
students. Once her own children were grown, she was employed as a dorm
houseparent for 30 years until her retirement in 1990. This year, as the school
celebrated its 200th anniversary, Beulah was awarded an honorary diploma. The ninety-four-year-old
finally got the chance to walk the stage with three other (much younger)
graduates. Her three “classmates” are eager to get out and to make their mark
on the world, but they promise to return and contribute to KSD, much as Beulah has
done.
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