Youth and College
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, LaDouceur grew up the youngest of four children raised by a single mother. In 1967, his mother gained an opportunity to move to the U.S. to work in the textile industry. In the fall of 1969, his mother had saved enough money to move the family to the U.S. and on December 12, 1969, LaDouceur landed at Kennedy Airport in New York City. He went on to attend Fulton-Montgomery Community College in Johnstown, New York before transferring to Howard University.
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Famous quotes containing the words youth and/or college:
“Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What wonder that later in life it should be inclined to raise those feet too swiftly to fools and bores.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
“I tell you, you’re ruining that boy. You’re ruining him. Why can’t you do as much for me?”
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