DeLand High School Alumni
DeLand, Florida (FL)
Recent Members
| Bob Robert Purvis | 1971 |
| Cathy Slaydon | 1980 |
| Jonathan Fessenden | 2000 |
| Katie Newkirk | 2006 |
| Paul Nettles | 1975 |
| Sarah Sipe | 1999 |
| Tramund Robinson | 2024 |
| Wendi Galloway | 1974 |
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
Lee Thibodeau
Class of 1988
Army, 8 Years
Served as a Bridge Crewmember, Sentinel Radar Operator and Platoon Sergeant.
Class of 1988
Army, 8 Years
Served as a Bridge Crewmember, Sentinel Radar Operator and Platoon Sergeant.
Lee Thibodeau
Class of 1988
Army, 8 Years
Staff Sergeant (E-6)
Served as a Bridge Engineer for 3 years and a radar operator in air defense for 5 years.
Class of 1988
Army, 8 Years
Staff Sergeant (E-6)
Served as a Bridge Engineer for 3 years and a radar operator in air defense for 5 years.
Linda "Sue Richards Meyer
Class of 1972
Army, 4 Years
SP5 Personnel Records - SIDPERS Computer Analyst - Ft Carson Co - Augsburg Germany - Walter Reed DC
Class of 1972
Army, 4 Years
SP5 Personnel Records - SIDPERS Computer Analyst - Ft Carson Co - Augsburg Germany - Walter Reed DC
Linda Jane (Warren) Ott
Class of 1979
Army, 13 Years
Served 13.8 years active duty Army that included various duty stations in MD, VA, TX, Germany, and Croatia, Yugoslavia. Currently a GS employee at Fort Carson, CO; with a combined total of Government Service of 28 years and counting.
Class of 1979
Army, 13 Years
Served 13.8 years active duty Army that included various duty stations in MD, VA, TX, Germany, and Croatia, Yugoslavia. Currently a GS employee at Fort Carson, CO; with a combined total of Government Service of 28 years and counting.
LTC Jon P. Hansen
Class of 1986
Army, 18 Years
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Current Assignment:
Professor of Military Science
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Class of 1986
Army, 18 Years
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Current Assignment:
Professor of Military Science
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Margaret Seibold Medvedev
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 29+ years, retiring as a Colonel. Flew aeromedical evacuation missions around the world, was commander of the aerovac squadron at Scott AFB, 1993-96 and retired as Commander, Medical Operations Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA in 1998.
Class of 1965
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served 29+ years, retiring as a Colonel. Flew aeromedical evacuation missions around the world, was commander of the aerovac squadron at Scott AFB, 1993-96 and retired as Commander, Medical Operations Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA in 1998.
Mark Price
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired in 1999 as the Force Master Chief Navy Counselor for COMNAVAIRPAC, San Diego CA. Recieved the Meritorious Service Medal from the President of the United States,,,
Class of 1970
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired in 1999 as the Force Master Chief Navy Counselor for COMNAVAIRPAC, San Diego CA. Recieved the Meritorious Service Medal from the President of the United States,,,
Michael Fogie
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
US Navy Submarine Service - 20 years
Nuclear Reactor Plant Supervisor
Chief Petty Officer
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
US Navy Submarine Service - 20 years
Nuclear Reactor Plant Supervisor
Chief Petty Officer
Michael Fogie
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Chief Petty Officer (E-7)
Nuclear Reactor Plant Supervisor on Trident Ballistic Missile Submarines.
1986-2006 (Retired)
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Chief Petty Officer (E-7)
Nuclear Reactor Plant Supervisor on Trident Ballistic Missile Submarines.
1986-2006 (Retired)
Michael Pry
Class of 1990
Air Force, 20+ Years
Duty description: F-15 Crew Chief
Locations: Florida, Alaska, Korea, Italy, North Carolina, Nevada, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan. Turkey, England, Germany...to name a few
Class of 1990
Air Force, 20+ Years
Duty description: F-15 Crew Chief
Locations: Florida, Alaska, Korea, Italy, North Carolina, Nevada, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan. Turkey, England, Germany...to name a few
Michael Pry
Class of 1990
Air Force, 20+ Years
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist=Crew Chief on F-15 Aircraft.
Been assigned at Eglin AFB, FL , Elmendorf AFB, AK , Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC , and RAF Lakenheath United Kingdom.
Plan is to serve until my 24 years in service mark (2014) and retire.
Class of 1990
Air Force, 20+ Years
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist=Crew Chief on F-15 Aircraft.
Been assigned at Eglin AFB, FL , Elmendorf AFB, AK , Seymour-Johnson AFB, NC , and RAF Lakenheath United Kingdom.
Plan is to serve until my 24 years in service mark (2014) and retire.
Michele Cerella (Hughes)
Class of 1979
Navy, 9 Years
Served overseas in the Naval Aviation community:
Combat Support Squadron Four - Sigonella, Sicily
Combat Support Squadron Two Two - Rota, Spain (during Gulf War I)
NAS Whiting Field in northwest Florida
Class of 1979
Navy, 9 Years
Served overseas in the Naval Aviation community:
Combat Support Squadron Four - Sigonella, Sicily
Combat Support Squadron Two Two - Rota, Spain (during Gulf War I)
NAS Whiting Field in northwest Florida
Rex Dennis Kenyon Sr.
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
SP-5/E-5 Engineer & Motor Pool Mechanic Aug. 1969-Mar. 1972 502Engr Co Float Bridge Germany
Class of 1967
Army, 3 Years
SP-5/E-5 Engineer & Motor Pool Mechanic Aug. 1969-Mar. 1972 502Engr Co Float Bridge Germany
Rick Herre
Class of 1969
Army, 2 Years
1 year in South Carolina and 1 year in Germany.
drafted
Class of 1969
Army, 2 Years
1 year in South Carolina and 1 year in Germany.
drafted
Robert A. (Tony) Cowart
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
Entered July 61-discharged April 69 as an E-6
Vietnam Vet
Class of 1961
Navy, 8 Years
Entered July 61-discharged April 69 as an E-6
Vietnam Vet
ROBERT MCADAM
Class of 1990
Army, 15 Years
Enlisted FEB 93, Army Reserves for 2 years, Active Duty Enlisted from May 95 to Jan 04. Commissioned in JAN 04 as a Chemical Officer; Currently assigned to the 457th CM BN, Greenville SC; Will be moving to FT Leonard Wood in July 08; One Tour in Iraq(Jun 06 To Sep 07)
Class of 1990
Army, 15 Years
Enlisted FEB 93, Army Reserves for 2 years, Active Duty Enlisted from May 95 to Jan 04. Commissioned in JAN 04 as a Chemical Officer; Currently assigned to the 457th CM BN, Greenville SC; Will be moving to FT Leonard Wood in July 08; One Tour in Iraq(Jun 06 To Sep 07)
Ronald Grow
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
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Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
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Sandra D Porter
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Master Sergeant Porter will be retiring after 31 years of military service to include two wars, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her tentative retirement date is 1Jun09.
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
Master Sergeant Porter will be retiring after 31 years of military service to include two wars, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her tentative retirement date is 1Jun09.
Sandra Porter
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
This photo is my beginning and my retirement of military service
Class of 1978
Army, 20+ Years
This photo is my beginning and my retirement of military service
Scott Mason
Class of 1981
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
4 yrs in the Army and 17+ in the Coast Guard
Class of 1981
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
4 yrs in the Army and 17+ in the Coast Guard
Sheri Heffner Paulk
Class of 1980
Army, 4 Years
Stationed at Patch Barracks in Germany for 2 years. 05C
Class of 1980
Army, 4 Years
Stationed at Patch Barracks in Germany for 2 years. 05C
Steven Rosales
Class of 1984
Army, 20+ Years
Infantry Officer - Airborne Ranger
82nd Airborne Division
Class of 1984
Army, 20+ Years
Infantry Officer - Airborne Ranger
82nd Airborne Division
Susan Neelands Marino
Class of 1972
Army, 4 Years
Sp5, Xray Tech, Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Germany 1979-1982
Class of 1972
Army, 4 Years
Sp5, Xray Tech, Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center, Germany 1979-1982
Tamara Yocum
Class of 1995
Navy, 3 Years
Gunners Mate, ESWS Qualified, 3rd Class Petty Officer
Class of 1995
Navy, 3 Years
Gunners Mate, ESWS Qualified, 3rd Class Petty Officer
Valorie Vogenitz
Class of 1973
Air Force, 12 Years
Air Frame Structural Repair, NCO Leadership School, Weather Specialist.
Class of 1973
Air Force, 12 Years
Air Frame Structural Repair, NCO Leadership School, Weather Specialist.
William "Dick" Ross
Class of 1957
Navy, 6 Years
Seabees- MCB9, Port Huemene, Calif.
Class of 1957
Navy, 6 Years
Seabees- MCB9, Port Huemene, Calif.
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School News
1980 yearbook anyone
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Our DeLand 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 DeLand High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in DeLand are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!