La Vega High School Alumni
Waco, Texas (TX)
Recent Members
| Alice Crunk | 1975 |
| Carol Culverhouse | 1967 |
| Jeslyn Tyler Jeslyn Tyler | 2019 |
| Jim Ochoa | 1982 |
| Josh Tretery | 2022 |
| Pedro Padron Jr | 2022 |
| Stephanie Mcclinton | 1975 |
| Victor Garcia Urbina | 2024 |
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 La Vega High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Pirates lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
DJ Wills
Class of 2001
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Current Rank: Sergeant
Duty Stations:
7th Communications Batallion Okinawa Japan (Dec. 2005 - Oct. 2007)
1st Marine Division Camp Pendleton, CA (Oct. 2007 - Jul. 2010)
3rd Marine Division Okinawa Japan (Jul. 2010 - Present)
Deployments:
South Korea (August 2006, March 2007, & August 2007)
Class of 2001
Marine Corps, 6 Years
Current Rank: Sergeant
Duty Stations:
7th Communications Batallion Okinawa Japan (Dec. 2005 - Oct. 2007)
1st Marine Division Camp Pendleton, CA (Oct. 2007 - Jul. 2010)
3rd Marine Division Okinawa Japan (Jul. 2010 - Present)
Deployments:
South Korea (August 2006, March 2007, & August 2007)
Edward Lee Doughty
Class of 1994
Marine Corps, 10 Years
Entered Marines in 94, EAS'ed in 2005.
Class of 1994
Marine Corps, 10 Years
Entered Marines in 94, EAS'ed in 2005.
Ken Smith
Class of 1980
Navy, 10 Years
Hospital Corpsman/Surgical Technician Served in Desert Storm and Somalia. Also assisted in evacuation in Philipines after volcano eruption and Bangladesh after tropical storm hit it. On Presidential Emergency Trauma Team.
Class of 1980
Navy, 10 Years
Hospital Corpsman/Surgical Technician Served in Desert Storm and Somalia. Also assisted in evacuation in Philipines after volcano eruption and Bangladesh after tropical storm hit it. On Presidential Emergency Trauma Team.
Kenneth Makowski
Class of 1957
Army, 20+ Years
Graduated 1957. Attended SHSUon baseball schlorship.Graduated 1961. Enterered US Army ,!962 as 2d Lt.. Served 3 tours in Germany,tour in Viet Nam,Saudi Arabia and various tours in Us. Retired from Military in 1984. Sold real estate for 15 years before retireing,for good.
Class of 1957
Army, 20+ Years
Graduated 1957. Attended SHSUon baseball schlorship.Graduated 1961. Enterered US Army ,!962 as 2d Lt.. Served 3 tours in Germany,tour in Viet Nam,Saudi Arabia and various tours in Us. Retired from Military in 1984. Sold real estate for 15 years before retireing,for good.
Laura Pfitzner
Class of 1977
Air Force, 5 Years
Served as Student Training Advisor for Corrections and Rehabilitation at Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. Earned the rank of Sgt. Also was assigned to Cannon AFB, Clovis, NM.
Class of 1977
Air Force, 5 Years
Served as Student Training Advisor for Corrections and Rehabilitation at Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. Earned the rank of Sgt. Also was assigned to Cannon AFB, Clovis, NM.
Rita (Lindstrom) Payne
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Active Duty AF 1979-1985; TN Air National Guard
1992-2012.
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
Active Duty AF 1979-1985; TN Air National Guard
1992-2012.
Alumni Stories
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School News
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Our La Vega 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 La Vega High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Waco are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!