An 80-year-old retired business owner from Anchorage, Alaska, was always haunted by a red stamp on his 1961 high school diploma: “This student met minimum state requirements.” Having toiled to make ends meet, he felt the stamp was unfair.
However, with Billy Ray Macon Sr.’s family being aware of this stain on his past, they organized a big surprise; the great-grandfather was invited to West Anchorage High School on Jan. 28, his 80th birthday, for a “one man, one-day” graduation.
