62-year-old Orange County man graduates college after decades of drug use and incarceration
His theory. if he can do it, then anyone can!
In December of 2020 Valadez got his Bachelor s degree in Sociology.
He walks the campus after overcoming quite a past. I started going to juvenile hall at age of 11 he said. I grew up running around with a gang at an early age. Valadez grew up in Orange County.
This university degree might never have happened. He d joined the military having used drugs before, during, and after. After getting out of the military he was arrested for burglary and over time ended up in prison 40 times before entering the Salvation Army Anaheim Adult Rehabilitation Center’s residential program.