so for a moment place an event a person and experience a story creating memories vivid memories stay with us at the heart perhaps more than the mind s memory they will stay with us until the day we die dear my early years back home I live on the streets for a number of years savage poverty experiences that shape my life continue to shake my life continue to shake my lap until the day I die when I came to the United States from number of years I was homeless I used to walk experiences that have after my life at that moment continue to change my love you Slater I was about I have was about to graduate from high school I did not know what what was to become of me confused a little bit uncertain about my academic potential should I go on to college my field with limited resources did not come from at that time getting into college required high volume of paperwork still today and now is everything is electronic so there I had the forms look through those forms leaf through those forms more precisely I was not quite sure how to filled out those forms in talking to a community member they said go and talk to Orlando one of our look at that time the county attorney what else first time I had ever been to the quarter welcome to his on the waters his office dr. secretary Medina come here to talk to the county attorney right kind of smile give me a second but two minutes later she came back different conference room about two minutes later mr. Orlando lawyers came into the room okay and I said why should I quit should I return it to fill out this one no there's no return gonna do it now so he sat with me right there for about two hours filling out the form of people once we finished filling out those forms and my for college did he said a few words to me go on to college but now take it serious take it as a job stay focused I know about you and all you have send education you also good person wish to help people but before you can help people you have to help yourself go on get an education and eventually don't forget where you come from don't loose your identity your sense of pride once you go out there get your degree in become successful come back and guide shelter and mentor the next generation of scholars today I am very honored judgement solace and I are very honored and all of us should be very honored that we have two individuals here today we want to speak to us about those same challenges and as this bright start and in some ways for some of us or right now in the future so with that I'm gonna pass it on to judge Gonzales when I introduced our two