- Educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 - 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles.
- Subject of the drama film Stand and Deliver (1988), in which he was portrayed by Edward James Olmos.
- Pictured on a 'forever' USA commemorative postage stamp issued 13 July 2016. Price on day of issue was 47¢.
- Pictured on a 2-boliviano commemorative postage stamp issued by Bolivia 20 January 2011.
- Following his death, he was interred in Lakeside Gardens at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.
- His tombstone reads: "His loving and caring heart made a difference in the lives of many".
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