Athens High School Alumni
Athens, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Amber Ferry | 1994 |
| Gabriele Hart | 2013 |
| Joe Gurski | 1986 |
| Kirt Ingram | 1975 |
| Krista Walsh | 2009 |
| Misty Lynn | 1990 |
| Roger Bock | 1977 |
| Ryan Scott | 1999 |
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 Athens High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Warriors lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Aaron Schmidgall
Class of 2004
Air Force, 2 Years
Currently based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Job is weights and measures.
Class of 2004
Air Force, 2 Years
Currently based at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Job is weights and measures.
Casey Schmidgall
Class of 2002
Army, 3 Years
Currently based in Fort Hood, TX. Now serving 2nd tour in Iraq. Job is transportation.
Class of 2002
Army, 3 Years
Currently based in Fort Hood, TX. Now serving 2nd tour in Iraq. Job is transportation.
Eric Miller
Class of 1994
Air Force, 11 Years
Currently Serving. Stationed at travis AFB, California
Class of 1994
Air Force, 11 Years
Currently Serving. Stationed at travis AFB, California
Gerald (Jerry) L. White
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Enlisted armorer 10 years (Pfc-SSgt), selected for Warrant Officer (W1-CWO 2) then selected for Limited Duty Officer (LDO), 1stLt-Major, in Ordnance field, mostly.
Class of 1962
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Enlisted armorer 10 years (Pfc-SSgt), selected for Warrant Officer (W1-CWO 2) then selected for Limited Duty Officer (LDO), 1stLt-Major, in Ordnance field, mostly.
Joseph Doellman
Class of 2006
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Currently stationed in Iwakuni, Japan.
Class of 2006
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Currently stationed in Iwakuni, Japan.
Joseph Soboul
Class of 1946
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired US Air Force (1946-1971). Radio operator instructor; Air Force recruiter; intelligence. Also, Federal Civil Service employee as Air Force Boys and Girls Club director.for 29 years (1973-2003)
Class of 1946
Air Force, 20+ Years
Retired US Air Force (1946-1971). Radio operator instructor; Air Force recruiter; intelligence. Also, Federal Civil Service employee as Air Force Boys and Girls Club director.for 29 years (1973-2003)
Paul Nevitt
Class of 1956
Army, 5 Years
radio and teletype operator along the southeastern area of border of Germany.
Class of 1956
Army, 5 Years
radio and teletype operator along the southeastern area of border of Germany.
Richard Preston
Class of 1988
Navy, 19 Years
LCDR Rich (Richie) Preston is a Surface Warfare Officer, Lead Instructor in Air Defense and Ballistic Missile Defense at Surface Warfare Officer School, Newport Rhode Island. Recently served as the Operations Officer onboard USS PORT ROYAL CG 73 out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Completed numerous deployments to the Med, South China Sea and Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Class of 1988
Navy, 19 Years
LCDR Rich (Richie) Preston is a Surface Warfare Officer, Lead Instructor in Air Defense and Ballistic Missile Defense at Surface Warfare Officer School, Newport Rhode Island. Recently served as the Operations Officer onboard USS PORT ROYAL CG 73 out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Completed numerous deployments to the Med, South China Sea and Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from Athens High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Warriors.
School News
Teacher Retires
Judi (Mitts) Coady retired after 30 years of teaching in the Athens School District. Judi graduated from Athens High Sc...
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Our Athens 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 Athens High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Athens are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!