Grand Prairie High School Alumni
Grand Prairie, Texas (TX)

Recent Members
Alexia Hernandez | 2024 |
Dennis J Hummel Dennis J Hummel | 1970 |
Elliott Buford | 1961 |
Fred Marrie | 1957 |
Harmony Burchell | 2023 |
Solomon Miller | 1991 |
Stan Radell | 1968 |
Violanda (Lynda) Silva | 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
Have you lost your Grand Prairie High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Gophers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni


Barbara A. (Williams) Vogl
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years
USAREC Indianapolis, Louisville, NJ, NYC
West Point Military Academy, 1st BN
USROTC Fordham University
800th MP Bde
77th ARCOM, New York
Class of 1958
Army, 20+ Years
USAREC Indianapolis, Louisville, NJ, NYC
West Point Military Academy, 1st BN
USROTC Fordham University
800th MP Bde
77th ARCOM, New York

Jackie Floyd
Class of 1969
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
It was a great experience to serve with the Coast Guard. I went to many places that I never went to before.
Class of 1969
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
It was a great experience to serve with the Coast Guard. I went to many places that I never went to before.




John Thomas (Mcgonigal) Jameson
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
Butch joined first the Navy and then the Air Force he served 2 tours in Viet Nam, He was retired while in Viet Nam he was affected by Agent Orange and after along battle with cancer died jan 1 2010 he is missed dearly ,
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
Butch joined first the Navy and then the Air Force he served 2 tours in Viet Nam, He was retired while in Viet Nam he was affected by Agent Orange and after along battle with cancer died jan 1 2010 he is missed dearly ,

John Whitfield
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
2 yrs active duty USMC 1966-67
Vietnam, K-3/26,Infantry, 3 PH's
4 yrs USMC reserve
10 yrs active duty US Army 1978-1988
20 years US Army Reserve
IRAQ, 2004, 1st Infantry Division, Kirkuk & Mosul
Retired 2006 as LTC
Class of 1963
Army, 20+ Years
2 yrs active duty USMC 1966-67
Vietnam, K-3/26,Infantry, 3 PH's
4 yrs USMC reserve
10 yrs active duty US Army 1978-1988
20 years US Army Reserve
IRAQ, 2004, 1st Infantry Division, Kirkuk & Mosul
Retired 2006 as LTC


Larry Heep
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 8 Years
SSgt (E6) Aviation Electronics RF4B, EA6A, TA4F and anything else they could find.
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 8 Years
SSgt (E6) Aviation Electronics RF4B, EA6A, TA4F and anything else they could find.

Mark S. Miller
Class of 1990
Air Force, 18 Years
Mark has been all over the world and has almost 900 days of "in theater" time.
Class of 1990
Air Force, 18 Years
Mark has been all over the world and has almost 900 days of "in theater" time.

Steven Robertson
Class of 2002
Army, 6 Years
OIF II Feb 04-Feb 05 121 SIG
OIF 06-08 Oct 06-Jan 08 4-227 ARB
OEF April 08-April 09 278th Sig
Information System Specialist
Class of 2002
Army, 6 Years
OIF II Feb 04-Feb 05 121 SIG
OIF 06-08 Oct 06-Jan 08 4-227 ARB
OEF April 08-April 09 278th Sig
Information System Specialist


Van Merrill
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
2 years active duty USMC 1966-1967 Vietnam, B1/9 infantry, 3 Purple Hearts.
24 years active duty US Army, Panama, Korea, Bolivia, Desert Shield, Desert Storm. Retired 1991 as CW3
Class of 1965
Army, 20+ Years
2 years active duty USMC 1966-1967 Vietnam, B1/9 infantry, 3 Purple Hearts.
24 years active duty US Army, Panama, Korea, Bolivia, Desert Shield, Desert Storm. Retired 1991 as CW3

Alumni Stories

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School News
Sherry Dickerson Wisdom '88
Sherry will graduate December 18, 2010 with a Master's in Education in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M U...
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Our Grand Prairie 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 Grand Prairie High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Grand Prairie are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!