joseph Pinsky

By Liz Raftery

Wednesday June 13, 2012 11:00 AM EDT

Among the students at Tuesday’s graduation ceremony for Brooklyn’s Kingsborough Community College was a classmate who’s already had several decades of real-world experience.

Joseph Pinsky, 85, donned a cap and gown as he received his associate’s degree this week after 10 years at the school, reports CBS New York.

A retired grandfather, Pinsky says it was actually his wife, Rosalind, who encouraged him (in a roundabout way) to pursue a college degree.

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