As one of 12 children, current San Juan Police Chief Juan Gonzalez says there wasn't a lot of emphasis placed on attending college among his siblings growing up.
Instead, a strong work ethic and being able to support a family was paramount, and it prompted him to enter a career as a peace officer in the late 1980s.
Now more than 30 years later, Gonzalez says he has come full circle. After entering South Texas College in 2016, he said he takes special pride in being the only one in his family to earn a bachelor degree.
Chief Gonzalez graduated from STC in ...