It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Jose Moreno, who left us on September 18th, 2024, at the age of 57. Born on February 26, 1967, in Chavinda, Michoacan, Mexico, Jose spent much of his childhood traveling between Mexico and the United States with his hardworking parents. In 1989, he met his wife, Guadalupe Soria and married her in 1996. Together they had 3 children and several cats. Jose earned his degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Cal State East Bay and dedicated over 15 years to teaching at Mt. Eden, where he taught algebra and computer science. He was passionate about education and served as a father figure to many students. Jose faced health challenges due to Ulcerative Colitis. Despite undergoing surgery, he was unable to recover and sadly passed away. His legacy lives on through the countless lives he touched and the love he shared with his family. Jose Moreno will be greatly missed, but he will forever be in our hearts.
“He always smiled when he saw you. His students were his everything, he absolutely loved them. Once he started teaching Computer Science it was almost like his perfect fit, he was super happy teaching about computers and coding and that was also his major in college. He was the teacher that helped bring back Computer Science to Mt. Eden. During Christmas time, his classroom looked like Christmas Central with all the stuff he had laid out for his kids, he was like everyone’s favorite uncle. He brought that spirited Christmas vibe, always so kind and happy.”
– Kelly Serrano, Math teacher.
“He always put his students before himself, even if he had personal issues he was dealing with. Just being there in his classroom, in his space, was comfortable. His magic tricks were also pretty amazing.”
– Jayden Lac, senior.
“Googly eyes and his famous hat always reminds me of him. He never had a bad word to say on anything. I remember talking to him about our summer plans and we both had the same plan: clean out our garage. I was looking forward to finishing that conversation with him but now I never will.”
– Michael Pelland, Math teacher.
“He was a very compassionate and well-spoken person, sweet and gentle with his students. He would always do magic tricks, and even if they didn’t always work it was fun to watch. He told me he was working on publishing a book about the love story between him and his wife, they were high school sweethearts and he promised it to his wife when they were both ill. I got to read the first page but I don’t think he ever got to publish or finish the book.”
– Rachel Carbone, senior.
“We always had the coolest conversations, geeking out over math and coding. He always had a friendly face and that was the best part as a new teacher here, he was always welcoming to me and my sister and treated us with kindness. He was the exact same from when I had him as a teacher, sweet and welcoming. The specific coding projects he would assign to his students always seemed so fun, I vividly recall his students working on it in my classroom and having the time of their lives just coding.”
– Dillon Maharaj, Math teacher.
