Monrovia High School Welcomes 98-Year Old Graduate, Vivian Fisher, Into Its Class Of 2020
She would have reached this milestone and received her diploma with the Class of 1938, but life stepped in and she had to wait a bit. Now, 82-years later she is officially a graduate.
“She was there to receive her honorary diploma because she wasn’t able to get it when she was younger because she had to take care of her family,” said great, great nephew Elijah Vance.
He’s also in the class of 2020 and the one who helped her get to the stage. His dad Jason rented a passenger van to make sure as many Fishers as possible could make it to the drive-thru graduation.
The Fisher family has a long and storied history in Monrovia. In fact, Vivian Fisher’s father, Julian, has a city park named after him.
“Julian Fisher was the first black graduate of Monrovia High School, the first black police officer in Monrovia. They named a park after him so he must have been pretty significant in the community,” said Jason Vance.
