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Reading: Dad took his daughter to his graduation, and 18 years later he proudly accompanied his daughter at her graduation.

Reading: Dad took his daughter to his graduation, and 18 years later he proudly accompanied his daughter at her graduation.

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Dad took his daughter to his graduation, and 18 years later he proudly accompanied his daughter at her graduation.

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Last updated: 2023/01/16 at 9:21 AM

By Festus Conteh Published January 16, 2023 198 Views 2 Min Read

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Dad took his daughter to his graduation, and 18 years later he proudly accompanied his daughter at her graduation.

Dad took his daughter to his graduation, and 18 years later he proudly accompanied his daughter at her graduation.

Graduation season is in full swing and this father-daughter duo have been blessed with a unique milestone moment to share. 19 year-old Tori Roach shared a throwback photo from when her father, 37 year-old Dennis Roach, graduated from Huntsville High School in Texas 18 years previously.

In the tweet that went viral last year and has since been shared again this weekend, both pictures are seen side by side; one of Tori as a baby in her father’s arm and then an updated shot of Tori perched on his arm, receiving a kiss on the cheek. “18 years later”, she captioned it with a pair of emojis.

Tori’s family revealed the old photo while prepping her high school graduation party last May – and it was her aunt’s idea to recreate the snapshot. Tori shared that recreating such a special moment was both “really cool” as it brought her and her father closer in an incredible way.

The recent high school graduate is now an eager student at Sam Houston State University and is planning on taking similar father-daughter photos again when she graduates in 2022 – this time from the same stadium she graduated from high school and where her dad graduated from 18 years prior.

18 years later 🎓💚 pic.twitter.com/1zd5HVjz2m

— 𝚃𝚘𝚛𝚒🍄 (@__toritilla) May 27, 2018

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Festus Conteh is an international youth that functions conveniently in all forms of writing including article writing, news, script, content writing, constitution and project/proposal writing. Writing is fun to Festus and has brought fame and recognition in his clime. In 2019, he was awarded best upcoming writer in an online writing completion that was organized by the Association of Sierra Leonean Authors (ASLA). After his impactful contribution to national development and cohesion through writing, he was nominated for the African Genius Award for the Best Writer in Africa Award Category an award he lost to one of the greatest African Writers - Chinua Achebe. In 2022, Festus was one of the applicants to the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) as Vice Chairperson (Policy and Advocacy) a process that met imperil feedback. As a freelancer, Festus has written articles for magazines, newspapers, and media houses and his articles have attracted big media houses including BBC, Aljazeera and Legit. Ng and is the Head of Programs at Salone Messenger a public relations firm based in Sierra Leone with the latest news and information. He is the founder of Africa’s Wakanda a platform that spotlight the beauty of Africa. Festus is also a perpetual volunteer in life-changing causes and has shown great commitment and dedication to being a catalyst and solution to the challenges faced by young people like himself. Festus currently serves as the Secretary General of the Africa Youth Leaders movement which is a network of youth between the ages of 20 – 30 years who have shown achievement, leadership potential and commitment to make a difference. Festus is also the Africa Focal Point of Youth for Change Initiative, which is a platform through which young people can access resources, be empowered and given the opportunity to grow to become useful members of society who will participate in the development of their communities and nation. Along with another Africa Youth platform, Festus has Co-Founded the Future of Africa initiative which is an advocate forum with the aim to bring together local and international socio-economic stakeholders to support innovative programs aimed at advancing the radical and practical progress of adoption awareness-vulnerable children and youth and youth leadership-through interlinking local, regional and international resources and opportunities.