"I think a lot of individuals frequently resort to negative behaviors,
especially after losing someone who was so fundamental to their life, in my
opinion. Kala Shute told NBC4, "And I think that for us, we really kind of
stuck to what our mom instilled in us: try our best, do what we love."
A trio of triplets are receiving degrees from the same college their mother
attended six years prior.
For the past 21 years, Ireland, Smith, and Kala Shute have been almost
inseparable. After a journey that required a lot of effort, persistence, and
collaboration, they will now graduate from USC together with honors.
"I think a lot of individuals frequently resort to negative behaviors,
especially after losing someone who was so fundamental to their life, in my
opinion. Kala Shute told NBC4, "And I think that for us, we really kind of
stuck to what our mom instilled in us: try our best, do what we love."
The three already attended La Caada High School together and, with the
exception of a brief time during the COVID epidemic, had lived in the same
zip code their whole lives.
With them all working together, the process of graduating from USC has been
nothing short of spectacular.
When they were just 15 years old, the triplets lost their mother to cancer.
They learnt tenacity and hard work from this single mother, who they claim
worked 80 hours each week to support her family.
She put in a ton of effort at work. She worked three jobs and gave up a lot
of her personal time to provide for us, and without the foundation she laid
for us, we truly wouldn't be where we are now, said Ireland Shute.
But they should also give thanks to other individuals. The triplets were
initially supposed to move in with an aunt out of state when their mother
passed away. Their neighborhood, though, didn't want them to go.
One of Smith's classmates from middle school, Trevor Lee, informed his
parents, Joe and Christine Lee, when news got out that the brothers were
leaving. The couple, who had their own two children, gave the three and
their elder brother the chance to reside at their home, at least until they
finished high school.
Despite the "tight smush," the parents made every effort to provide the
triplets with what they required for success. Then, in 2019, they declared
them to be their own.
"In many respects, I believe they saved our lives, and they also
permanently altered the course of our entire lives. Smith Shute replied,
"And I don't know where we would be otherwise.
They won't be the first in their family to call themselves USC alumni after
they graduate. They graduated from the school after their sister and
brother. Two additional family members, including two more brothers, are
Trojans at the moment and might follow their example.
But their mother, who earned her degree from USC in 1997, still serves as
their inspiration.
Smith Shute remarked, "I'd like to believe that she'd be pleased of the
fact that we overachieved our way here and we're all going to graduate
together.
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