Boerne ISD student surprise former governor with restored truck [Video]

BOERNE, Texas — On Tuesday, the longest-serving governor of Texas visited the Hill Country and received an emotional surprise.

Former Gov. Rick Perry thought he was attending a community event in Boerne. Instead, Samuel V. Champion High School students presented Perry with a 1992 Chevy pickup truck. 

It belonged to his late father, Joseph Perry, who was a World War II veteran.

“It’s really emotional,” said Perry. “This would have given him an amazingly big smile. My bet is he is up in heaven looking down right now.”

In September, Perry asked the welding technology class to sandblast the truck’s headache rack.

“That’s the third pickup truck it’s been on,” said Perry. “I built that [rack] in 1978 right after I got home from the Air Force. I built it using the skills I …