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Age 72 Isn’t Too Old to Earn an Art Degree

We learn about a 72-year-old Robert Lincoln Straight, who’ll earn his art degree May 9 from the University of Houston.

Michael Hagerty
| Posted on May 7, 2014, 12:51 PM

We learn about a 72-year-old Robert Lincoln Straight, who’ll earn his art degree May 9 from the University of Houston.

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