"He always liked doing his homework, and he wanted to help other kids learn to enjoy theirs, " says his mother and business manager, Nancy.

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"My dad wasn't one to do homework with me, to help with school projects, " he says by phone from his home in Puerto Rico.

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He was well liked by his students, and often he asked boys in his class to stay after school, to do homework and help him with chores.

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