Posted on 05/21/2017 4:59:44 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
ONTARIO >> As he looked out among the sea of graduates, Richard Montañez was 2 miles from where it all began.
Where once he was the janitor at the Frito-Lay plant on Archibald Avenue, he now was Chaffey College’s keynote speaker.
Before the commencement Thursday, Montañez sat in a lounge at Citizens Business Bank Arena, sharing his life story with one person, then to a group of Chaffey College dignitaries, then ultimately to the audience at the college’s 100th commencement. Each time his tone shifted, the passion emanating from his booming voice was obvious.
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Really? Some guys puts hot sauce on a cheeto and is the keynote speaker at some college? Says a lot about the limited intelligence of the school. Did he give the speech in spanish?
Great story. This guy is a winner.
He invented a product that is so good some school districts have banned them because they are addictive.
Most people are not aware that in California there's medical offices teeming w/ doctors that perform nothing but lobotomies on state and local politicians, academics, college students, public employees, and the like.
More importantly, anybody that handles public monies is required to get a lobotomy first......before spending a nickel of tax dollars.
Some men are born to greatness, some achieve it and others just pour hot sauce on everything
Yes, Frito Lay paid him a living wage. This is a great story and evidence of the American Dream coming true. The unfortunate reality of PepsiCo today is that this could not happen to a WASP male janitor. The company is much too inclusive to allow it. Google the board and senior management of the company. “Those” WASP types are to be channeled into sweeping the floor.
Years ago, I spent several days in a motel in Ontario. My vendor came and picked me up every morning.
On the third morning I went to the waiting place outside and turned around and behold....... there were mountains, big mountains, right there.
The air was so foul the mountains were obscured the days before
We used to call it Chaffey Continuation School. You went to Chaffey or Mt SAC when you couldn’t get into a state university or college.
I call BS on the burrito story. I grew up in the Inland Empire during the 70s and 80s. I brought burritos to school for lunch because they were cheap. My school even served them in the cafeteria.
did you read the article?
An old friend of mine, when back in high school, spent one summer working for an exterminator. One day he had to go to the local Frito-Lay plant. He never revealed the exact details of this apparently “traumatic” experience but he swore then that he would never eat another Frito as long as he lived.
Sorry, I’m confused — How do the nearly 1000 graduates receive more than 5000 degrees and certificates? Are you a slacker if you only get three degrees?
I think they’re GREAT!
5000 degrees and certificates?
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I suspect most are certificates for something they did at some point.
example: certificate for leading a specific project, etc.
It’s a good story.
The last line has a memorable punch.
Thank you for the post.
Anaheim, Azusa, and KOOOOK-a-munga!
Or did the schools ban all snacks (like when they remove the vending machines and stop club fundraising sales) and the author just used these Cheetos as the example. I doubt they allowed regular Cheetos but banned the hot ones.
Good stuff! Thanks for posting.
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