RIP Jaime Escalante

[Edison Carasio]

Jaime Escalante, the subject of the motion picture "Stand and Deliver", passed away today. That's very sad.

From CNN:

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Jaime Escalante, the math teacher portrayed in the 1988 film "Stand and Deliver," died Tuesday after a battle with cancer, according to the actor who played him.

Escalante, 79, was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren when he died at his home in Roseville, California, said Edward James Olmos.

Full link
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/30/escala ... l?hpt=Sbin

That movie is awesome.