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UA graduation from a hospital room

Posted at 6:25 PM, May 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-13 21:30:35-04

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - A graduating UA senior's boyfriend surprised his girlfriend and her father with a mini graduation ceremony from his hospital room.

Rachel Pennington's 80-year-old father unexpectedly needed heart surgery and was unable to attend her graduation ceremony this evening.

The deans from Rachel's college helped make the day special for her and her father by holding a brief graduation ceremony from his hospital room.