Buchholz High School Alumni
Gainesville, Florida (FL)

Recent Members
Bill Dunn | 1980 |
Debra A Johnson Debra A Johnson | 1978 |
Felipe Porro | 2004 |
Manuel Montiel | 1983 |
Nate Dennen | 1994 |
Neal Zimmerman | 1976 |
Paul Consbruck | 1979 |
Zara Bailey | 2014 |
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 Buchholz High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Bobcats lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Brian Carman
Class of 1989
Navy, 20+ Years
Navy Corpsman (Medic) - first 8 yrs; Healthcare Administrator - last 12 yrs
Class of 1989
Navy, 20+ Years
Navy Corpsman (Medic) - first 8 yrs; Healthcare Administrator - last 12 yrs

Diane Bowen
Class of 1990
Army, 4 Years
54B NBC Decon Specialist
Served: Fort McClellan, AL; 2ID Tongduchon Korea: Ft. Drum, NY
Class of 1990
Army, 4 Years
54B NBC Decon Specialist
Served: Fort McClellan, AL; 2ID Tongduchon Korea: Ft. Drum, NY

Hagen Fischlschweiger
Class of 1979
Army, 10 Years
Military Intelligence Officer. 2 tours in Germany, 2 tours in Korea. Finished after Company Command, A Co, 108th MI Bn, 8ID at Wildflecken and then as Cdr A Co. 501st MI Bn, 1st Armored at Dexheim.
Class of 1979
Army, 10 Years
Military Intelligence Officer. 2 tours in Germany, 2 tours in Korea. Finished after Company Command, A Co, 108th MI Bn, 8ID at Wildflecken and then as Cdr A Co. 501st MI Bn, 1st Armored at Dexheim.

Heather (Cope) Zokal
Class of 1995
Air Force, 3 Years
3 years 5 months and 15 days as a military photographer:0)
Class of 1995
Air Force, 3 Years
3 years 5 months and 15 days as a military photographer:0)

John Hart
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF Academy class of 1981
F-16 pilot
30 years and still serving full time in AF Reserve
Promoted to Colonel in 2007
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF Academy class of 1981
F-16 pilot
30 years and still serving full time in AF Reserve
Promoted to Colonel in 2007

Richard Roland
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Troubleshot and repaired electrical systems on CH53E Helicopter. Did one deployment to Japan, 3 deployments to Iraq (I was there in 2003 when the war started), and 1 cruise which ended up going to Iraq
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 9 Years
Troubleshot and repaired electrical systems on CH53E Helicopter. Did one deployment to Japan, 3 deployments to Iraq (I was there in 2003 when the war started), and 1 cruise which ended up going to Iraq

Robert E. Leonard
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
I am a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC). Currently serving as the Deputy Commander for Administration for the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, OIF 07-09.
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
I am a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC). Currently serving as the Deputy Commander for Administration for the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq, OIF 07-09.

Stephen Schiffli
Class of 1987
Army, 33 Years
Retired CW4 from the US Army, Minnesota Army National Guard with twenty-four active and thirty-three total. Spent my last twenty flying UH-60s Blackhawks out of Saint Paul, MN.
Class of 1987
Army, 33 Years
Retired CW4 from the US Army, Minnesota Army National Guard with twenty-four active and thirty-three total. Spent my last twenty flying UH-60s Blackhawks out of Saint Paul, MN.

Wayne Fuller
Class of 1984
Army, 5 Years
5 years @ Ft. Campbell, KY 1996-2001. Air Assault!!
Class of 1984
Army, 5 Years
5 years @ Ft. Campbell, KY 1996-2001. Air Assault!!

Wayne Fuller
Class of 1984
Army, 5 Years
Served for 5 years of active-duty as an Anesthesiologist (60N) @ Ft. Campbell, KY from 1996-2001. Assigned to 86 Combat Support Hospital but attached to 101st Airborne ("Air Assualt!" & mostly practiced at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital when not performing other military training activities or deployed to El Salvador after Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
Class of 1984
Army, 5 Years
Served for 5 years of active-duty as an Anesthesiologist (60N) @ Ft. Campbell, KY from 1996-2001. Assigned to 86 Combat Support Hospital but attached to 101st Airborne ("Air Assualt!" & mostly practiced at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital when not performing other military training activities or deployed to El Salvador after Hurricane Mitch in 1998.
Alumni Stories

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School News
Our Reunion Website BHSbobcat74.com
November 7th and 8th, 2014 Buchholz Gainesville, Florida
1974 40 year class reunion
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Our Buchholz 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 Buchholz High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Gainesville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!