Angelo Cruz had been a simple man before his father's murder. Computers and family were all he cared about. He had gotten both of those things from his father.
Horatio Cruz had learned how to speak Java, Python, and C++ before he learned to speak English. He knew how important technology was becoming in the world and wanted to be sure he never missed out despite coming from humble origins.
He studied hard, got into a good college, and met Levi West. They were both poor boys from New York who had an interest in technology and making the world a better place for the disadvantaged after getting scholarships to MIT. They always had each other's backs and were thrilled to be recruited by the same company when they graduated with their masters' degrees.
