John,What a great tribute.Drop me an email...I'd l...

2008-01-07T22:06:00.000-05:00

John,

What a great tribute.

Drop me an email...I'd love to catch up and find out whats going on with you.

Jon

For me, most high school teachers were unreal crea...

2007-12-20T04:55:00.000-05:00

For me, most high school teachers were unreal creatures, existing only between the opening bell and the final class of the day, whose job was to assign us annoying and interminable tasks.

Harry Hardy was one of the few who transcended that barrier of "other", and who came across as a real person. He had a great sense of humor and while he pretended to take himself seriously (the G in H. G. Hardy, he told us, stood for Glorious), what he really took seriously was music.

His love of music was visible in all forms: classic, jazz, and popular, and we weren't immune from seeing his frustration when we didn't do justice to a piece. Any anger he showed, however, wasn't personal, and he treated his students with respect. He didn't make us follow rules for their own sake, but dealt with us as individuals and that's how we learned to see him as more than "just" a teacher, because he led by example, not by dictum.

I feel privileged to have studied under him in high school and played beside him in the city band. I'll remember him as a fine musician from hearing him play Dixieland, and as a wonderful teacher. I'm sorry he's gone.

Thank you so much for the "tribute" to Dad, John.....

2007-12-17T12:37:00.000-05:00

Thank you so much for the "tribute" to Dad, John...how very kind of you!!
Mom was VERY pleased and so was I.
Again, speaking how very good you are....in volumes...thanks again.

Comments on John the Blessed: Harry G. Hardy - in memoriam.

John,What a great tribute.Drop me an email...I'd l...

For me, most high school teachers were unreal crea...

Thank you so much for the "tribute" to Dad, John.....