Gabriel Prado has made a career of serving others both in his service in the Marine Corps and now as a nurse. The lifelong learner spent his seminal years in The Dalles Schools and graduated from TDHS in 2000. It was from this foundation he developed compassion for others and decided The Dalles was a great place to call home.

This is part two of one local woman’s path to empowerment. Patty Gallardo’s children mean the world to her. But for over two decades, her status as an undocumented immigrant left her in constant fear of deportation and being separated from her family.