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Uber Passenger Helps Single Mom Driver Clear Debt and Graduate College
An encounter with a generous Uber passenger changed driver Latonya Young’s fate, empowering her to realize her dream of graduating from college.
Picking up passenger Kevin Esch from a soccer game three years ago in May 2018, Young opened up about wanting to return to school. But life was holding her back; a single mom of three with outstanding bills, she couldn’t earmark money for college, reported People.
At the end of their 20-minute ride, Esch made a decision. He gave Young a $150 tip to pay off an electricity bill and told her to chase her dream. The new friends kept in touch.
âBroken to Blessedâ: Uber driver graduates from college, writes book after passenger pays initial school d
By Chris Williams article
Latonya Young poses with Kevin Esch during her May 2021 graduation from Georgia State University. (Credit: Latonya Young)
ATLANTA - Latonya Young is now a college graduate and a published author thanks in part to a chance encounter and an inspiring conversation with her Uber passenger, Kevin Esch, in May 2018.
Young, a 44-year-old single mother, wanted to uber passengers from the Atlanta United FC game in downtown Atlanta when she picked up Esch, 46. Esch then opened up to Young about his recent divorce, and she provided comfort, drawing from her own experience.
Latonya Evans had no clue she would eventually earn a college degree and publish a book after her Uber passenger, Kevin Esch, decided to pay her initial school debt.
âFrom Broken to Blessedâ:Uber driver graduates from college, writes book after passenger pays initial school d
By Chris Williams article
Latonya Young poses with Kevin Esch during her May 2021 graduation from Georgia State University. (Credit: Latonya Young)
ATLANTA - Latonya Young is now a college graduate and a published author thanks in part to a chance encounter and an inspiring conversation with her Uber passenger, Kevin Esch, in May 2018.
Young, a 44-year-old single mother, wanted to uber passengers from the Atlanta United FC game in downtown Atlanta when she picked up Esch, 46. Esch then opened up to Young about his recent divorce, and she provided comfort, drawing from her own experience.