Kankakee High School Alumni
Kankakee, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Gerald Simmons | 1962 |
| Kay Marie | 1981 |
| Leo Mccarty Mccarty Leo | 1976 |
| Malachi Sanders | 2023 |
| Michael Lewis Michael Lewis | 1987 |
| Polly Brown | 1969 |
| Troy Whitlow | 1980 |
| Victor Witt | 1940 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Kankakee High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Fighting Kays lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Bill Hewitt
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years
1961-1981. Went to missile electronics school at Chanute AFB. First 11 years were in missile guidance systems; stationed twice in Florida, in California and on Cape Cod; the last 9 years in computer programming, stationed at Omaha and southern California. Retired in California.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 20+ Years
1961-1981. Went to missile electronics school at Chanute AFB. First 11 years were in missile guidance systems; stationed twice in Florida, in California and on Cape Cod; the last 9 years in computer programming, stationed at Omaha and southern California. Retired in California.
Lonika A. Harris (Felix)
Class of 1991
Army, 16 Years
I am a SFC serving in the transportation field
Class of 1991
Army, 16 Years
I am a SFC serving in the transportation field
Mark Charbonneau
Class of 1965
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1966 and spent the first 6.5 years as enlisted Radio Operator (Including a tour in Viet Nam 1968-1969). Graduated from Officer Candidate School in January of 1972 and spent the remaining years as an officer at 18 different duty stations including 6.5 years of sea duty. Operations specialist in Law Enforcement, Navigation, Ship Handling, Communications and Anti-Submarine Warfare
Class of 1965
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Enlisted in 1966 and spent the first 6.5 years as enlisted Radio Operator (Including a tour in Viet Nam 1968-1969). Graduated from Officer Candidate School in January of 1972 and spent the remaining years as an officer at 18 different duty stations including 6.5 years of sea duty. Operations specialist in Law Enforcement, Navigation, Ship Handling, Communications and Anti-Submarine Warfare
Mark Moisant
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Entered Jan 1962 & retired Oct 1980.
Served aboard USS Guadalcanal 1963-1966
Cargo Handling Batt. 2 Subic Bay, Phillipines
1966-1967(@Cam Rahn Bay & Danang
Navy Commissary Store, Taiwan 1967-1970
Married on Taiwan to Chen, Su
Naval Air Facility Warminster, Pa. 1970-1972
Naval Station GTMO, Cuba 1972-76
Pinecastle Elec. Warfare Range Astor, Fl1976-78. USS HW Gilmore 1978-79. USS Bigelow 1979-1980. Living in Daytona Beach, Fl. 2 daughters, 5 grandchildren
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Entered Jan 1962 & retired Oct 1980.
Served aboard USS Guadalcanal 1963-1966
Cargo Handling Batt. 2 Subic Bay, Phillipines
1966-1967(@Cam Rahn Bay & Danang
Navy Commissary Store, Taiwan 1967-1970
Married on Taiwan to Chen, Su
Naval Air Facility Warminster, Pa. 1970-1972
Naval Station GTMO, Cuba 1972-76
Pinecastle Elec. Warfare Range Astor, Fl1976-78. USS HW Gilmore 1978-79. USS Bigelow 1979-1980. Living in Daytona Beach, Fl. 2 daughters, 5 grandchildren
Mark Themer
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Dec 2010 as a First Sergeant. Living in Gilbert AZ with my wife of 22 years. We have 3 boys, 28, 25, 20.
Class of 1981
Army, 20+ Years
Retired Dec 2010 as a First Sergeant. Living in Gilbert AZ with my wife of 22 years. We have 3 boys, 28, 25, 20.
Ronald J. Riml
Class of 1964
Navy, 23 Years
Nine years 'Regular' Navy; later followed by 12 years in the Navy Reserves. Four Vietnam Deployments, 'Combat Action' service ribbon.
Class of 1964
Navy, 23 Years
Nine years 'Regular' Navy; later followed by 12 years in the Navy Reserves. Four Vietnam Deployments, 'Combat Action' service ribbon.
Alumni Stories
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School News
Ann Kittrell Woolhiser Kearney
Married for 7 years divorced have 1 beautiful daughter was a manager for approx 10 years managed a Sungalss Hut for 12 y...
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Our Kankakee High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Kankakee High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Kankakee are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!