Wednesday night’s Turlock Adult School 2014 Diploma Program graduation was a testament to the perseverance of students. But one graduate stole the show – and drew a large contingent of media to the Turlock Community Theatre.Life-long Turlock area resident Alice Ruth Walner, 79 years young, should have graduated Turlock High School in 1955. But she dropped out, married her husband Sherman, 88, then an active duty U.S. Navy sailor, and joined the civil service in various roles at numerous duty stations across the U.S.