I've had three daughters do M-A aquatics (swimming and diving; water polo) and Rick was knowledgable and very dedicated to supporting student athletes. Very sad news, I was sitting just a few feet away when he ran the PAL Championship meet this Spring. He will be missed!

Rick was one of my daughter's favorite teachers at M-A, as well as the assistant coach for the swim team during her time at the school. Very positive and easy going, he challenged and encouraged kids to work hard, both in and out of the classroom. Rick was one of those teachers who will be remembered by both the students and their parents, and his passing is a great loss to the community.

One of my favorite coaches from that era.

We loved and appreciated Rick Longyear!!! He was not only our oldest daughter's freshman biology teacher but also her water polo coach and swim coach. He expected a lot of his students and taught them to hold the line. He held them accountable, which was good because he cared about them. He kept all of the reams of paper of best times of past student's times over the years. One time I inquired regarding one of our children's times and he recalled exactly, without the blink of an eye, that which I had asked. I was literally astonished at how Rick had the earnest interest in remembering students times and achievements. Another time when our Freshman daughter had to miss school due to sickness, yet could not miss tryouts for soccer, Rick happened to see her after school and he recalled that she had missed class that morning, so he asked why she was on campus that afternoon. I appreciated Rick's thoughtfulness, care and his great memory. Indeed, Rick was a huge part in the kind of formation of students which helps build character for a lifetime