The Latino community of the San Francisco Bay Area mourns the death of Edgar Antonio Montenegro, a musician, San Francisco State University graduate and former Muni bus driver remembered for his intelligence, musical talent and perseverance through a life marked by hardship. Montenegro died March 5, leaving a deep void among family members, friends and those who knew him from his early years in San Francisco.
Montenegro was born in Granada, Nicaragua, on November 18, 1956, the son of Edgar Agustín Montenegro and Delia Bustamante Montenegro. After his mother’s death, his father later married María Montenegro, who became his stepmother and is among the relatives who survive him today.
From an early age he showed an interest in music and the media. As a teenager he attended Mission High School in San Francisco, where, according to family members, he began developing his enthusiasm for music and his dream of someday working in radio or television.
That interest led him to pursue higher education at San Francisco State University, where he earned a master’s degree in radio and television. Friends and classmates remember him as an intelligent and enthusiastic student who hoped to build a career in broadcasting…