Community mourns death of former Poland Local Schools teacher Ralph S. Sylvester Sr.

The family of Ralph S. Sylvester Sr. and the community are mourning his death, remembering the beloved psychics teacher and coach.

Sylvester, 80, of Powell was born Feb. 3 in 1943 in Youngstown.

He passed away on Jan. 6 at Riverside Methodist Hospital after an illness.

Sylvester graduated from Youngstown East High School where he played football and attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

Sylvester was competing for a position with the Cleveland Browns after he graduated, only to be injured while tackling NFL legend Jim Brown.

He began teaching after his football career ended.

Sylvester worked as a teacher, administrator, coach and principal in several northeast Ohio districts throughout his career, including Youngstown City Schools and Hubbard Schools.

Sylvester retired from Poland Local Schools, where he taught a particularly enthusiastic physics class.

One year, his physics students honored their teacher by all showing up to class one day wearing “Educated by Ralph” t-shirts, complete with his caricature on it.

Read the rest of Sylvester’s obituary here.

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