Dimas receives high school diploma at special recognition ceremony

  • Lampasas High School Assistant Principal Ryan Race assists Guadalupe “Wally” Dimas as he waits to receive his hgh school diploma last week – something Dimas has yearned for most of his adult life. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
    Lampasas High School Assistant Principal Ryan Race assists Guadalupe “Wally” Dimas as he waits to receive his hgh school diploma last week – something Dimas has yearned for most of his adult life. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
  • ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
    ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD

    For 96-year-old Guadalupe “Wally” Dimas, he officially has become a graduate of Lampasas High School.

    On Thursday morning, a special graduation service was held to provide Dimas the opportunity of a lifetime. More than 100 LHS students joined with his family members who were present to soak in the recognition of their loved one.

    “It means a lot to me,” Dimas said of receiving a diploma. “I am going …