Nataly Morales Villa, a first-generation college student, honored her mother, Verónica Morales Villa, who immigrated to the U.S. more than 20 years ago.
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LANSING Before New York real estate developer Fred Wilpon would become part-owner and then sole owner of the New York Mets for over 30 years, he was a 17-year-old first-generation college student who had gotten off an airplane for the first time in his life to attend the University of Michigan.
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The money from Fred Wilpon, a businessman and former Mets owner, and his wife will fund scholarships and other support services for students who are the first in their families to attend college.