January 22, 2001

Texas father-daughter duo graduates together
___By Adam Myrick
___Southwestern Seminary
___FORT WORTH (BP)--Like hundreds of other parents, Larry Cochran watched proudly as his daughter, Beth, walked across the stage to receive her master's degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in December.
___But graduation day was extra-special for the Cochrans, because just moments earlier, it had been Beth's turn to watch proudly as her father walked across the same stage to receive his graduate diploma in theology.
___The Cochrans were among 315 graduates who received degrees during the Fort Worth commencement exercises at Travis Avenue Baptist Church Dec. 8. The Cochrans are believed to be the only father-daughter pair to graduate together from Southwestern.
___The elder Cochran is pastor of First Baptist Church of Lillian.
___Although they had planned it for months, the Cochrans said the impact of graduating on the same day did not really hit them until they were putting on their graduation regalia.
___"We'll always remember this day because we did it together," Beth Cochran said.
___"There was a lot of pride that swelled up inside of me," her father added. "She's been a very special part of my life."
___The Cochrans will go their separate ways as Beth applies for missions work and her father continues to serve at the Lillian church while beginning work on a master's degree at Southwestern.

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