JALC MAKES MOTHER’S DREAM COME TRUE

January 16, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

West Frankfort native and recently retired master seargent from the ISP, Scott Isaacs presenting his mother his degree from JALC

West Frankfort native and recently retired master seargent from the ISP, Scott Isaacs presenting his mother his degree from JALC (Logan Media Services)

CARTERVILLE — Mothers have been known to nag their children from time to time. Maybe it’s to clean their room or take out the trash, and if mothers are persistent long enough, most of the time, they get their way. For 27 years, Bernice Isaacs never let up on her son, Scott. She, too, finally scolded him into action. It didn’t matter that Scott, a Marion resident, started working in management for John and Mary Moreland at McDonalds when he was a teenager. It also wasn’t sufficient that Scott passed the test to become a state trooper, eventually rising to the rank of master sergeant within the Illinois State Police. What Bernice wanted most was for her son to complete his college degree. “I’d say, ‘Mom, I’ve been promoted again,’ and she’d say, ‘yeah, but do you have that degree completed yet?’” Scott said. “She never let it go.” So in his final year with the Illinois State Police, Scott, who retired in December, decided to surprise his mother and give her the greatest birthday present of her life. Please click to read the rest of the story from John A. Logan College’s website.

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