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Former Uber driver earns bachelor's degree, credits passenger for making it possible


Former Uber driver earns bachelor’s degree, credits passenger for making it possible
Kevin Esch
and last updated 2021-05-18 14:23:21-04
ATLANTA, Ga. — A former Uber driver earned her bachelor’s degree this month and she credits a generous passenger she met in 2018 for making it possible.
Kevin Esch was there when Latonya Young received her diploma from Georgia State University on May 6. He shared photos of the occasion on Facebook, along with a congratulatory message.
“You have inspired so many with your story of perseverance and sheer determination and you are living proof that anything you put your mind to can be achieved,” wrote Esch to Young. ....

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Uber Driver Whose Passenger Paid her College Debt Graduates with Bachelor's Degree (Watch)



Latonya Young, a 44-year-old single mother of three, received her bachelor’s degree last week, thanks to the incredible generosity of a random passenger she picked up three years ago.
Kevin Esch had just come from an Atlanta United soccer game downtown when he got into her car. “The conversation was easy and felt authentic,” Esch, 45, told The Washington Post. He opened up about his recent divorce, and Young whose marriage ended in 2011 offered advice. During the half-hour ride to Esch’s home, he learned that Young had been an Uber driver for three years, and was working late that night to earn the money for a utility bill. He also found out that Young wanted to be the first member of her family to graduate from college. Although she started taking classes at Georgia State University in 2010, she had to dropped out a year later because she couldn’t pay the tuition. ....

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