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Conversation flowed effortlessly as we moved from music to families, my grad program, his internship abroad and our shared distaste for “The Tonight Show.”

After spending one year with the Chicago Bears, the Loyola High grad returned to anchor the center of the offensive line, which is sturdier and more seasoned.

At the time, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology grad still lived with his parents — a Mexican-born housekeeper and a short-order cook — in Pacoima.

And it was he that inspired me to go to grad school to get the tools.

Many of the grads are first-generation college students, and the achievement is celebrated by cheering extended families.