{"id":320642,"date":"2018-05-16T11:58:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T15:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=320642"},"modified":"2021-05-27T11:55:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T15:55:25","slug":"graduates-share-messages-to-honor-parents-families-320642","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/graduates-share-messages-to-honor-parents-families-320642\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduation thank you messages to honor parents, families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Commencement 2018: This is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wdev.rochester.edu\/commencement\/2018\/\">one in a series<\/a> of stories marking the 168th Commencement Ceremonies of the University of Rochester and featuring graduation thank you messages from students to their families.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each year, the Office of Parent and Family Relations invites seniors to submit a brief entry to honor their parents and families. The graduates share messages of gratitude, appreciation, and humor related to family support, guidance, and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>A small sampling of messages from the Class of 2018 is included here.\u00a0More messages will be posted on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/parents\/assets\/dmd2018.pdf\">Parent and Family Relations website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Mom and Dad, It seems like just yesterday that we drove up to Rochester for freshman year. Thank you for always supporting me and being there for me over the past four years. You both have fostered confidence and passion in me to work hard and pursue my dreams with no boundaries. I am so lucky to have you both.<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>\nAnastasia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-320662 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/anastasia.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a student with her parents included with a graduation thank you message\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/anastasia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/anastasia-193x117.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/anastasia-630x378.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/anastasia-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Hi Mom and Dad!<br \/>\nCheers to four years of nine-hour road trips, weekly phone calls, and your constant support. Mom: thanks for the texts and long talks. Dad: I didn\u2019t forget your advice\u2014I had lots of fun and got real smart. Without you two I wouldn\u2019t have been able to do it. Here\u2019s to the next four at UNC!<\/p>\n<p>XOXO,<br \/>\nJenna<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-320672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jenna.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a student with her parents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jenna.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jenna-193x117.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jenna-630x378.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jenna-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Mom and Dad,<br \/>\nIf college has taught me anything, it has taught me how extraordinary my upbringing has been. I owe<br \/>\nall good in my life to you: Mom, Dad, Flynn, Meg, Tommy, Michaela, and Franky, and I find it hard to question the existence of God when I think of the love in our family. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>\n#6<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Mom &amp; Dad, Thank you so much for giving me all the best things you could give. Thank you so much for supporting and understanding me all this journey. Thank you so much, for being my parents.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;3<br \/>\nHonjue<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Family,<br \/>\nThank you so much for loving me and supporting me through my college years. I couldn\u2019t have done it without you, and I love you all so much!<\/p>\n<p>Xoxo,<br \/>\nKathryn<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-320682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/kathryn.jpg\" alt=\"photo of a student with her parents and grandparents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/kathryn.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/kathryn-193x117.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/kathryn-630x378.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/kathryn-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Mom and Dad, Thank you for all of the love and support throughout the last 4 years. Any success I\u2019ve had on campus has been the direct result of the work ethic and values you both instilled in me at a young age. I\u2019m excited to take those lessons with me as I begin the next chapter!<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>\nAnisha<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Mom, Dad, and Michaela,<br \/>\nCan\u2019t believe it\u2019s been four years since we took this photo on the Genesee! Thank you so much for believing in me and supporting me! You have truly given me the world, and I thank you so much for all the sacrifices you have made for me.<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>\nGabrielle<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dear Mom,<br \/>\nThank you for being a mom who knows how to be a friend. Thank you for supporting me no matter what weird thing I decide to do next. Thank you for giving me wings.<br \/>\nI\u2019d drink the fat for you; I\u2019d steal the sun from the sky for you; I love you!<\/p>\n<p>Love<br \/>\nLucy (aka Mariah)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Mama and Papa, Thank you for your unconditional selflessness, your unwavering support, your countless sacrifices that have opened many doors for me to grow and succeed, and all of the little (and big) things you have taught me along the way. I hope I make you as proud as you make me. Let\u2019s celebrate with carrot cake!<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>\nEmily Gore<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Carissima Mater, gratias tibi ago quod doctrinam meam adjuvisti sine qua hanc epistulam tibi non latine scribere potuissem. te amo. cura ut valeas. Dear Dad, how many people can say that they took a course from their dad in college (let alone three!) Thank you for sharing your love of physics with me and always helping me with homework.<\/p>\n<p>Jeanie Wolfs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the Office of Parent and Family Relations invites seniors to pen a note to honor their parents and families. 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