The Jones family from left to right) Frances, Alexis, Terrell, Jr., Amber and Terrel, Sr. via YouTube video)
A Morehouse College student received the ultimate surprise ahead of his graduation, and he has his sisters to thank for the type of spirit-lifting gift that one needs during this coronavirus craziness.
Terrell, Jr. embraces his father Terrell, Sr., who surprised the Morehouse alumnus for his at-home graduation.
The family still wanted to celebrate Jones’ hard work, so on Sunday, they sent him off to a relative’s house to help with a chore while the sisters and their mother, Frances, prepared the backyard of the family’s Smyrna home, which is miles north of Atlanta, for a ceremony.
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Once he returned home, the sisters had Jones, whom they call TJ, dress up for some family commencement photos and a Zoom chat with his father.
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After the surprise, TJ dressed in cap and gown for his non-traditional graduation ceremony in the backyard, where his family crafted a stage for him to walk, created programs and used photos of TJ’s closest college friends in chairs showing them socially distanced.
