Santa Barbara News-Press: April 13, 2020

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Lorie Bartron enlists the Easter Bunny to brighten holiday for more than 30 families in the Santa COURTESY Barbara area OF ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO Santa Maria High graduate Bryan Barriga

Overcoming the odds 16-year-old Santa Maria High graduate Bryan Santa Maria High Barriga graduate headed to Notre Dame

COURTESY OF ISAAC HERNANDEZ HERRERO

Overcoming the odds By MITCHELL WHITE

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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ryan Barriga admits he didn’t have the typical childhood experience. When he was 4, Bryan’s father was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease, a disorder of the inner ear, and has been unable to work ever since. At 7, his mother and younger sister were deported to Mexico. “I think it just drove me,” Bryan By MITCHELL WHITE told the News-Press during a recent NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER phone interview. “I knew that I needed to have a better future for my ryan Barriga admits heparents and I justhave wanted help them didn’t thetotypical out. They’ve done soexperience. much for me just childhood so I could have an education.” When he was 4, Bryan’s father was KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS Last month, received his diagnosed withBryan Meniere’s disease, Documentary filmmaker Steven Barber and his wife Tamara are shown with various Apollo 11 celebratory items, including a bust of Neil Armstrong, below. high schoolof diploma from Santa a disorder the inner ear, andMahas ria High School at the agesince. of 16.At He been unable to work ever 7, is first member of his family to histhe mother and younger sister were graduate school and in the fall deportedhigh to Mexico. he“I will be heading to theme,” University think it just drove Bryan of Notre Dame. told the News-Press during a recent Being the first“I inknew his family to atphone interview. that I needtend came future with itsfor challengits 50th anniversary, Santa Monica-based from paraplegic athletes to the heroes of By CHRISTIAN WHITTLE ed tocollege have a better my pares. Bryan the application profilmmaker Steven Barber has taken a stat- the Joint POW and MIA Accounting ComNEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT I said just wanted to help them KENNETH ents SONGand / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS cess was difficult mand. He loves finding a good story and ue of the Apollo 11 old astronauts to the out. They’ve done sobecause much forhe mewas just The Easter Bunny greets Stephanie Kupperman andthree her 17-month daughter, Audrey, at their home Santa Barbara. Below, Lorie Bartron guides the bunny across the street. trying to do it all byeducation.” himself. putting a project together. He has had his Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. ifty years ago today, humanity so I could have an KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS He was able to lean on communiLast month, Bryan received his At 2,800 pounds, standing 12 feet tall share of setbacks, but over the years he’s accomplished the impossible. Documentary filmmaker Steven Barber and his wife Tamara are shown with various Apollo 11 celebratory items, including a bust of Neil Armstrong, below. ty members and friends who have learned that if yougot keep swinging, you canhigh school diploma from Santa Macosting monument America and the world were in- and “We By PAUL GONZALEZ were $750,000, having our the virtual meeting Each family a basket of Easter About attended college, as age wellofas fail. It’s exactly this mentality that led NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER ria High School at the 16.the He the end Mr. Barber’s year long nottreats spired when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil marks last week andof trying to think of somelike chocolate rabbits, jelly beans Scholarship Foundation of Santa to the statues finally arriving at the Kenis the first member of his family to this series to honor three of America’s greatArmstrong and Buzz Aldrin, backed by journey thing that we could do to brighten up the and Peeps. Ms. Bartron said she was Barbara. Center’s moon garden. graduate high school We are looking for and in the fall heroes. We came up with this idea to nedy crewmate Michael and hundreds aster SundayCollins morning began dark, estcommunity. especially thankful that the Easter Bunny to more than 30 col“You can’t believe what it took to put in heHe willapplied be heading to University A brief resident ofstill Santa of menwet andand women behind took their community heroes in the this gloomy, butthem, that didn’t stop spread a little joy, doBarbara it safely, when still do three made the time deliver baskets in leges, such as Ivy League schools statues, so I to can’t even the imagine what of Notre Dame. he was young, Mr. Barber has made sevfirst steps on the moon. trying time. The hero can the Easter Bunny from delivering it at a distance,” Ms. Bartron said. person. Harvard andfirst Yale. applied Being the inHe hisalso family to atPlease see APOLLO 11was on A4 documentaries on subjects ranging In celebration achievement and eralHer take on many different Easter presentsoftotheir children from a safe real estate group reached out to a goodathletes sport and to other prestigious colleges such as tend college came with its challengparaplegic to so thehe heroesonof its 50th anniversary, Santa Monica-based from“He’s By CHRISTIAN WHITTLE forms, and we want to social distance. 30 families to letBarber them know the Easter hopand along with me to make the es. Bryan said the application Joint to POW MIA Accounting Comfilmmaker Steven has taken a stat- theboard NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT Please seethem. GRADUATE onproA3 hear about Send he Lorie Bartron of Bartron Real Estate Bunny would be stopping by. deliveries. He has made an appearance cess all was difficult because was ue of the three Apollo 11 astronauts to the mand. 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