This is a feel good story. After sifting through today's news of guts and gore, I need a feel good story. How about you?
Dale Mezzacapa of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that as a youngster, Jarmaine Ollivierre entered special education when his mother recognized his hyperactivity required special services. She was a single mom but provided a stable home life for Jarmaine, his sister and disabled brother.
Blessings abounded as he was placed at a school where philanthropist George Weiss promised post-secondary scholarships through his Say Yes to Education program.
Jarmaine was subsequently matched with a mentor at Boeing and received placements at various aerospace instutions, including two years' employment at Morton Thiokol.
Jarmaine, the special ed kid, earned bachelors degrees in aeronautics and physics, followed by a master's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
He is now a flight engineer in Mission Control, a place he only dreamed of as a child.
To borrow a phrase, all he needed was a chance.
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