Hyderabad, July 18 -- In a time before viral videos became daily events, one man's pure, tearful joy over a double rainbow in the sky captured the hearts of millions. Paul "Bear" Vasquez, forever remembered as the "Double Rainbow Guy", uploaded a video in 2010 of his emotional reaction to witnessing a full double rainbow near Yosemite National Park, California.

In the video, he laughs, cries, and asks, "What does it mean?" a moment so sincere it struck a universal chord. That video now has over 50 million views and turned him into a global internet sensation overnight.

But what many don't know is that Vasquez was far more than a meme. Having originally lived in East Los Angeles and working for the California Conservation Corps before be...