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Aaron Taylor and Joseph Moreno

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Jennifer Thorne-Lehman and Toni Benton

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George Quinlan and Jose Ortez

Friends George Quinlan (59) and Jose Ortez (40) discuss Jose’s early childhood, his academic trajectory, and George's role as Jose’s basketball coach at Guillen Middle school in El Paso, Texas.