Kimberly Ann Dziadyk a determined woman who persevered in college and was the first person in her family to attend and make it through college. The status of kids attending college is going up and up as every year goes by. Back when my mom was a kid not a lot of people went to college. Granted she was a commuter but she still went to college and had a job waiting for her after her classes. She would work so hard day in and out on school and her job. In the end if you want to go somewhere in life you have to take things into your own hands and do it yourself.
Every day she would wake up at 5am and drive an hour or so to her classes. She would stay there everyday then after her classes she would drive straight to her job then back home and do homework until 1 in the morning and do it all again the next day.“Some days were extremely long and tiring, after work I would have to go home and do homework and study for exams, she said”. Somehow she got through it, got a degree and now has a great job.
She never really got involved in the campus like she wanted to and never really could go for extra help so she did not do as well as she wanted, she passed but was never really on the high dean’s list which was her goal. She knew she had to pay her own way to college because she had a sister and brother that her parents had to provide for. They both didn’t go to college. She was determined to go to college and get a good job and live in a house and have a family. She worked so hard with her studies and at her job which paid for school.
Caffeine was her best friend, some days she would drink several cups of coffee just to stay awake in class and in her job. “I remember when she used to come home exhausted with bags under eyes and very worn out, exclaimed Marilyn”, which is my grandmother. Her eyes would be bloodshot and black bags under eyes sometimes. My mother never complained and just kept working hard, my grandmother was very tough on her to keep good grades and keep pushing because her education was so important. “My wife is the hardest worker that I have been around and she would do anything for her company and her family, no matter the task. And in a way you know somehow she will get it done, said Glenn Dziadyk” At this time they were dating and my dad only saw my mom on the weekends after her weekend shift was done with work. My mom whenever she saw my dad had the biggest smile and a positive attitude.
She was the hardest working person in the family and was a great inspiration to watch. She would talk no as an answer and did the unthinkable. Strong, determined, unstoppable are only a few words to describe her and even to this day. Some people say that being a college student is a full-time job, well she had two jobs then. Working in the busy city of Boston and being a commuter of Umass Boston then transferring to Salem State was no short of a challenge. Going from class to class and work and not knowing if you will have time for a meal that day because your so busy is something unbelievable and still to this day I am proud to call her my mom.
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