AVID staff member Diego Vasquez passed away in his home on Sunday, Oct. 12. Vasquez was just 21 years old. After graduating from M-A in 2021, Vasquez attended San Jose State University, where he majored in Psychology. Following college, he came back to M-A to work as a tutor for the AVID program. He helped students with problem-solving, answered college questions, and assisted with AVID binder checks. He also never failed to share stories and lessons from his experiences at M-A, in AVID, and in college. In addition to tutoring at M-A three days a week, he was also a teacher’s assistant at San Jose State.