Fairport Harding High School Alumni
Fairport Harbor, Ohio (OH)

Recent Members
Diane Makela | 1966 |
Donna Simko | 1975 |
Eric Lintala | 1972 |
Gail Saarela | 1964 |
Jeremy Jermey Dean Buffington | 2009 |
Justin Coulter | 2012 |
Nancy Harstine | 1966 |
Sara Hill | 1968 |
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

Andrew P. Pitcher
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Served in Viet Nam 1970-75, Flew T-39, C-2, C-1 aircraft. Stationed in Atsugi Japan and Cubi Point Philippines. Served on USS Midway, USS Enterprise, stationed in San Diego Calif. at NAS Miramar.
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Served in Viet Nam 1970-75, Flew T-39, C-2, C-1 aircraft. Stationed in Atsugi Japan and Cubi Point Philippines. Served on USS Midway, USS Enterprise, stationed in San Diego Calif. at NAS Miramar.

Dale Butterfield
Class of 1969
Air Force, 6 Years
SSgt. 301st Tactical Fighter Wing, Carswell AFB, Tx.
Worked on the Electronic Warfare suite in F4 Phantoms.
Class of 1969
Air Force, 6 Years
SSgt. 301st Tactical Fighter Wing, Carswell AFB, Tx.
Worked on the Electronic Warfare suite in F4 Phantoms.


Eric Silvi
Class of 1975
Air Force, 4 Years
Four years active duty stationed in Alaska and Colorado.
Also completed 2.5 years in the AF Reserve, stationed in Youngstown, Oh.
Class of 1975
Air Force, 4 Years
Four years active duty stationed in Alaska and Colorado.
Also completed 2.5 years in the AF Reserve, stationed in Youngstown, Oh.

Frank Dickinson
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
20 years of service which was mostly overseas. Eight years in Korea and five years in Europe working in military postal service.
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
20 years of service which was mostly overseas. Eight years in Korea and five years in Europe working in military postal service.


Mark Goblosky
Class of 1979
Air Force, 9 Years
Electronic Warfare Systems Technician - 9.5 yrs
George AFB, CA
Clark AB, Republic of the Phillippines
Osan AB, Repubic of Korea
Offutt AFB, NE
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Class of 1979
Air Force, 9 Years
Electronic Warfare Systems Technician - 9.5 yrs
George AFB, CA
Clark AB, Republic of the Phillippines
Osan AB, Repubic of Korea
Offutt AFB, NE
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal

Michael Cogar
Class of 1969
Air Force, 7 Years
Minuteman Missile electronics specialist
Class of 1969
Air Force, 7 Years
Minuteman Missile electronics specialist

William A. Saarela
Class of 1958
Air Force, 20+ Years
Col(Ret) USAF,Viet Nam(4 tours) , 6000 B-52 flying hours, 216 combat missions.
Class of 1958
Air Force, 20+ Years
Col(Ret) USAF,Viet Nam(4 tours) , 6000 B-52 flying hours, 216 combat missions.
Alumni Stories

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School News
Visitors to Fair[port Hrbor
Linda Boley Markus and Andrew Markus visited friends and classmates for several days in June 2014. They graduated in 19...
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Our Fairport Harding 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 Fairport Harding High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Fairport Harbor are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!