ISD teacher, spring Joe Diaz, likely dies of COVID-19, district says

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) – An ISD teacher in the spring fell ill over the holidays and died, probably from COVID-19, according to a district statement.

Edwin M. Wells Middle School reports that teacher Joe Diaz passed away early Wednesday morning “after falling ill over the winter holidays.”

The district issued the following statement:

“It’s our understanding of the conversation with Mr. Diaz’s family that his death is likely to be related to COVID-19. Mr. Diaz has been with Spring ISD since 2017 and was a dedicated educator who worked diligently to ensure the success of all his “His passing is a great loss to our school community and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”

Wells Middle School has an enrollment of approximately 1130 students in 6th to 8th grade. According to the Spring ISD website, Diaz was a science teacher at the school.