ANY MOTHER would feel proud and blessed with her daughter who finishes college and graduates with a degree, but not every mother can be as proud as Tamara Alsheri, who wrote on her Facebook wall ‘My heart is bursting!” after her daughter Tara Francesca Ramirez graduated from De La Salle University in Manila.
Tara’s grandmother, Mary Ann Tirol Kimpo Alsher, whom I also call “Franky,” is beaming with pride after attending her graduation ceremony, with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biology, Major in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology – Cum Laude.
Sharing Tara’s touching words, which her Mom Tammy read, is our pride….
“By God’s grace alone. Thank you, DLSU, for four years I’ll remember long after these halls are behind me. My mom, Thamara, taught me to hold steady as life shifts around me, to trust the quiet wisdom of timing, and to take the leap, believing in the strength she saw in me long before I ever could. My dad, Francis, taught me to aspire far beyond what I can see, to keep humility close, and to trust that strength is built not in applause, but in faithful effort, long before it is ever seen. My grandparents were the haven I could always run to and be welcomed home; I hope my Lolo Gerry in heaven (a proud Lasallian!) is smiling at the newest Archer in the family. I once believed that strength meant standing alone, until I realized how much I owed to those beside me. To my friends, who turned Taft from strangeness into belonging, it was with you that these years at La Salle became whole. Forward, ever forward.”
Tamara, after reading her daughter’s post, replied, “I am very proud of the daughter you have become. I am right beside you as you continue your journey in life. God bless you and protect you, my Unica Hija. Love you to the moon and beyond!”
Tara spent her high school years in New York.
