Not an impossible dream

For Luis A. Padilla, 40, of Broadway, Va., the American dream of poverty-to-success is not impossible. It is his life story.

The son of Luis Alonso and Fany Padilla and second oldest of four siblings, Luis started working full-time in his home country of Honduras when he was just 14. He was an office boy, a “gopher” by day, and attended school evenings, Monday through Friday. He completed his high school studies at age 18 in 1985 ...

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