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Cabrillo senior, Corrin Juré, wouldn’t let a canceled marathon appearance throw him off course, he simply found a new path.
COURTESY 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
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Overcoming the odds By MITCHELL WHITE
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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 parKENNETH es. SONG / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS Bryan the application profilmmaker Steven Barber has taken a stat- the Joint POW and MIA Accounting ComNEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT ents and I said just wanted to help them Corrin Juré, right, and mentor John Steffens to Jalama via Highway Sunday help Corrinacomplete hisand Cabrillo High Senior Project of running a marathon. Below, two flashso abecause smile. cess was difficult mand. He to loves finding good story uemake of thetheir threeway Apollo 11 astronauts to the 1 on out.the They’ve done much forhe mewas just 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 communiof setbacks, but over the years he’s Last month, Bryan received his AtThis 2,800 pounds, standing 12 feet tall share accomplished the impossible. By NICK MASUDA time, it came in the form of COVawe. 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