Avondale High School Alumni
Avondale Estates, Georgia (GA)

Recent Members
Angela Angela Armitage | 1983 |
D R | 2009 |
Diamond Fleming | 1998 |
Jefferson B | 1987 |
Lynne Wilson | 1968 |
Renee Thompson | 1988 |
Talesha Strickland | 1990 |
Virgil Virgil Lewis | 1978 |
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
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Honored Military Alumni

Dan Bacarisse
Class of 1957
Air Force, 5 Years
Served in the United States Air Force during the "COLD WAR ERA." Stationed in England for over 4 years. Duty as Radar Air Traffic Controller.
Visited lots of European Countries
Photos to come.......
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Class of 1957
Air Force, 5 Years
Served in the United States Air Force during the "COLD WAR ERA." Stationed in England for over 4 years. Duty as Radar Air Traffic Controller.
Visited lots of European Countries
Photos to come.......
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Danny Strickland
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 4 years active 18 reserves
Retired October 31, 2001
Class of 1967
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 4 years active 18 reserves
Retired October 31, 2001

David Gary Harris
Class of 1970
Air Force, 2 Years
Aircraft Maintenance, Jet Engines 1 & 2, asisstant Crew Chief on FB-111A at Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth NH
Class of 1970
Air Force, 2 Years
Aircraft Maintenance, Jet Engines 1 & 2, asisstant Crew Chief on FB-111A at Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth NH


Frank Busbee
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Crew Chief on a Huey Helicopter Gun ship in Vietnam in 1969.
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Crew Chief on a Huey Helicopter Gun ship in Vietnam in 1969.


Jim Winter
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Surface Warfare Officer. My last posting was the US Consulate Perth, Western Australia. I still live in Western Australia!
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Surface Warfare Officer. My last posting was the US Consulate Perth, Western Australia. I still live in Western Australia!

Joe Rush
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years
Visited many countries along the way, including South America, Africa, Iraq, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Thiland, PI, and the majority of the good ole USA.
Class of 1976
Navy, 20+ Years
Visited many countries along the way, including South America, Africa, Iraq, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Thiland, PI, and the majority of the good ole USA.

Joseph Rush
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Proudly served in the United States Navy for over 20 years. Now working as a DoD employee in Jacksonville, Florida
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Proudly served in the United States Navy for over 20 years. Now working as a DoD employee in Jacksonville, Florida



lonnie huff
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
helicopter plane captain,medivac in viet-nam 1966-1968
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
helicopter plane captain,medivac in viet-nam 1966-1968

Michael (Mike) Patterson
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Entered Service Sept 1970 - Assigned to Korea 1971 till 1972 - Early Release program in '72 - assigned to local Atl Reserve Unit in East Point till end of term Sept 1973. Spent time Korea - Short time Japan & Germany
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Entered Service Sept 1970 - Assigned to Korea 1971 till 1972 - Early Release program in '72 - assigned to local Atl Reserve Unit in East Point till end of term Sept 1973. Spent time Korea - Short time Japan & Germany

Michele Stroupe Andrade
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served in the US Air Force for 20 years. I am proud to be a retired veteran.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
I served in the US Air Force for 20 years. I am proud to be a retired veteran.

Nancy Davis Butler
Class of 1967
Air Force, 33 Years
I served in the active duty Air Force for 5 yrs and 9 months, extended from overseas assignment, (Apr 1975 - Jan 1981), in the NM Air National Guard for 6+ years (Jan 1981 - Mar 1987), in the AL AF Reserves for 21 years (Mar 1987- Mar 2008); retired with 33 years of total service.
Class of 1967
Air Force, 33 Years
I served in the active duty Air Force for 5 yrs and 9 months, extended from overseas assignment, (Apr 1975 - Jan 1981), in the NM Air National Guard for 6+ years (Jan 1981 - Mar 1987), in the AL AF Reserves for 21 years (Mar 1987- Mar 2008); retired with 33 years of total service.

Richard J Tracy
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20 Years
Served 20 years active duty. Retired as a Master Sergeant. Vietnam Veteran.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20 Years
Served 20 years active duty. Retired as a Master Sergeant. Vietnam Veteran.

Richard J. Tracy
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted July 1970 during Vietnam War. Served in Thailand, Texas, California, Greece, Michigan, Florida, and South Carolina. 12 years in Air Force Security Police. 5 years as a Recruiter. 3 years in Safety.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 20+ Years
Enlisted July 1970 during Vietnam War. Served in Thailand, Texas, California, Greece, Michigan, Florida, and South Carolina. 12 years in Air Force Security Police. 5 years as a Recruiter. 3 years in Safety.

Richard Stanley Bullard
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Served from 1967 to 1968. Passed away 9/11 from cancer. 1st Infantry ( Big Red One) Zion Vietnam One.
Class of 1964
Army, 2 Years
Served from 1967 to 1968. Passed away 9/11 from cancer. 1st Infantry ( Big Red One) Zion Vietnam One.

VICTOR CARBINE
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years
SERVED IN SQUADRON VF-33 ABOARD THE CARRIER INDEPENDENCE CV-62 AND NAS OCEANA VA.
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years
SERVED IN SQUADRON VF-33 ABOARD THE CARRIER INDEPENDENCE CV-62 AND NAS OCEANA VA.

Victor Carbine
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
maintaning inventory and ordering parts for our aircraft
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
maintaning inventory and ordering parts for our aircraft


William McIntyre
Class of 1972
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Radioman USCG Ft Macon NC search and rescue station.
Class of 1972
Coast Guard, 4 Years
Radioman USCG Ft Macon NC search and rescue station.

Alumni Stories

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Avondale High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Blue Devils.
School News
Homecoming 2008
October 20-25 is Homecoming Week!
Monday October 20 is Alumni Flashback Day (where we hope plenty of alums will ...
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Our Avondale 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 Avondale High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Avondale Estates are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!