6 grateful Minnesota graduates thank the special person (or pet) who helped them

In their own words, six grateful high school grads pay homage to the special person (or pet) who guided them through COVID-19 and got them to the finish line.

June 5, 2021 at 1:26PM
Lucia Morelos Quintero posed for a portrait with her sister Cristina, left, outside their South St. Paul home.
Lucia Morelos Quintero posed for a portrait with her sister Cristina, left, outside their South St. Paul home. (LEILA NAVIDI, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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