Four short years ago a talented teenager entered The University of Michigan as a member of the basketball team. The first in his family to take the journey to college. He had to leave his home where he was the man of house because the incarceration of his father. He made the short trip from Detroit to Ann Arbor which seems to be two different worlds. A new environment, a new team and within months his brother who may have followed in footsteps was shot and killed. Its a lot to endure for anyone, but especially difficult for an 18 year old.
DeShawn set out to help the team win ball games, and to obtain a degree. He did both. What I am most proud of is that through it all, he did exactly what he set out to accomplish. A young man that has gone through plenty of adversity now is a college graduate. Congratulations DeShawn Sims!
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