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often in defense of Dr. Goss’ wife, Dr. Maria Rivas, has a wonderful
native Americans. story herself. She overcame tremendous odds to
He trained achieve the prominent position of president of
interpretive the Texas Association for Bilingual Education and
rangers at Coordinator of the Bilingual Education Department
Guadalupe at Texas Tech. The circumstances of her early life
Mountains were stacked high against her. She contracted polio
National Park and at the age of one and could not walk for three years.
has continued She and her siblings grew up in a one-room house in
as a supremely Pecos with a single mother. When she was in third
qualified Ranch grade, she made the
Host and trip to the Scottish Rite
incomparable Hospital in Dallas by
storyteller. These herself. She overcame
days, he has the language barrier
slowed down a and became the first
bit, but whether Latina valedictorian
he is relating of Pecos High School.
a childhood By working hard and
experience, recounting an adventure from his Air taking advantage of
Force days, or remembering treks through the small scholarships, she
wilderness with his Indian brothers and sisters, his earned an education
eyes light up, and he welcomes his listeners into his degree, obtained her
story. He remembers details about people he met in master’s and Ph.D.,
Europe and migrant workers who came to Oregon and won the respect of
from Texas during the Dust Bowl. He loves to tell his her colleagues.
wife’s story and his children’s, and don’t
get him started on his grandchildren.
Jim Goss has discovered the value of story.
Everyone has one or a thousand, and if we
look deep enough, we, too, might discover a
gold mine.

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