Retired veteran, 71, graduates with Ph.D. from Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas (KLBK) — “You’re never too old to learn,” said retired U.S. Air Force veteran Francisco Figueroa.
On Friday evening, the 71-year-old man graduated Texas Tech University in Lubbock with a doctoral degree in systems management engineering.
“It’s been 50 years since I graduated the first time from Texas Tech,” he said.
Figueroa is the first in his family to earn a college degree. He said that seeing his father return to school