{"id":1185,"date":"2022-01-18T09:03:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2022-02-08T17:05:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T22:05:04","slug":"tsc-graduate-credits-trustee-for-his-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/2022\/01\/18\/tsc-graduate-credits-trustee-for-his-success\/","title":{"rendered":"TSC graduate credits trustee for his success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right;margin-left: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tsc.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/TSC-Grad-Darrius-Wolfe-300x200-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Darrius Wolfe is a recent graduate from Texas Southmost College, an achievement that seemed impossible only a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old earned an associate degree in Business Management this month during the college\u2019s commencement ceremonies held at the Jacob Brown Auditorium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis still seems unreal,\u201d said the Colorado transplant. \u201cThe way my life was going I expected to be in prison or even worse at this point in my life, but to be where I am now, as a college graduate, that is a new lease on life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe said he was born and raised in Colorado, but moved to Brownsville as a teen after his parent\u2019s divorce and as events unfolded, he started getting into trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was acting out,\u201d he said. \u201cI was going to school and working two or three jobs, yet I was spiraling and messing up. Luckily, my lawyer and now mentor Ruben Herrera came into the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herrera owns a private law firm in Brownsville and serves as the chairman of the TSC Board of Trustees. He said it was a proud moment when he saw Wolfe receive his degree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did it\u2026I always knew he could,\u201d said Herrera. \u201cHe was lost when we were first introduced, and now I\u2019m so happy to see that he is finding purpose and meaning to live a life away from trouble. I\u2019m so proud of him and I think he\u2019ll go far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe said he credits Herrera for saving him and opening his eyes to what his life could be if trouble didn\u2019t interfere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuben reestablished my morals, opened my eyes and shared his formula for hard work,\u201d said Wolfe. \u201cFor him, I\u2019ve been doing my best to walk a straight line and when I saw him at commencement, I didn\u2019t know he was a trustee, I was sure to let him know that this moment, this degree was because of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It took Wolfe nearly five years to finish his associate degree, longer than most, he said. But because money was scarce, he worked as a shrimper to save and pay for college, ending this journey with A\u2019s and B\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to put my dream on hold so many times that I always thought this would be impossible. I thought I had ruined my life,\u201d he said. \u201cBut here I am, ready to work, find financial and job security and continue my education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Wolfe is putting his business degree to use within his father\u2019s business \u2013 Wolfe Sandblasting and Industrial Painting &#8211; and is looking into becoming a realtor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to keep momentum,\u201d said Wolfe. \u201cI\u2019m striving for success and there\u2019s no other place to go but up. I want to keep making my family and Ruben proud. This is my gift to myself and them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darrius Wolfe is a recent graduate from Texas Southmost College, an achievement that seemed impossible only a few years ago. 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