Johnathan Rice
Mr. Sledge was my fifth-grade teacher at Hardy Elementary in 1995. As a white kid transferring from a school in Soddy-Daisy, I felt immediately welcomed by him. My friends Raymond and Josh and I still fondly recount the stories from our time in his class. My deepest condolences to his son—whom we went to school with—and the rest of his family. He was a truly fantastic teacher. Rest in peace.



