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Tallmadge died Monday of complications from COVID-19. He was 74.
Getting âMr. Tâ as your teacher was like winning the lottery, his former students and their parents said. Tallmadge is remembered as exuberant, inclusive and kind, the embodiment of what a teacher can be, and an example of how a life well-lived touches so many lives.
He had an old-fashioned bathtub in his classroom, filled with pillows, where kids could take a reading break. And he taught math and spelling by turning the lessons into athletic-style competitions.
He also led the schoolâs chess club to the nationals, and taught over 1,000 children the game, often with stories and antics that made them laugh.