Lew Wallace High School Alumni
Gary, Indiana (IN)
Recent Members
| Althea Hines | 1974 |
| Dan Lewandowski | 1965 |
| John Smederovac | 1967 |
| Marques Hardin | 2001 |
| Rhoda Wooley | 1982 |
| Ric Hopkins | 2001 |
| Sandra Winfrey | 1981 |
| Wilma Knoop | 1958 |
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 Lew Wallace High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Hornets lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Anthony W. Pennington
Class of 1988
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired after 20 years of Naval service.
Class of 1988
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired after 20 years of Naval service.
Dwayne Butler
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Served over 20 years of honorable service. One combat tour. 5 state side PCS 2 tour Europe. Retire SFC active VFW member
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Served over 20 years of honorable service. One combat tour. 5 state side PCS 2 tour Europe. Retire SFC active VFW member
Jaime Rivera
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Joined the Air Force in 1983. Served 23 years before retiring. Desert Storm Vet
Class of 1978
Air Force, 20+ Years
Joined the Air Force in 1983. Served 23 years before retiring. Desert Storm Vet
James Adkins
Class of 1992
Navy, 4 Years
Served on board the USS Nimitz, I also served in squadron VAQ-129 at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
Class of 1992
Navy, 4 Years
Served on board the USS Nimitz, I also served in squadron VAQ-129 at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington
Janet Lynn Jackson
Class of 1978
Army, 9 Years
Served in the United States Army from 1983 - 1992.
Class of 1978
Army, 9 Years
Served in the United States Army from 1983 - 1992.
john m smederovac
Class of 1967
Navy, 10 Years
Served ten years in the U.S.Navy, eight months of which was with the U.S. Marines as their 'corpsman. Was awarded the purple heart, silver star, and bronze star.
Class of 1967
Navy, 10 Years
Served ten years in the U.S.Navy, eight months of which was with the U.S. Marines as their 'corpsman. Was awarded the purple heart, silver star, and bronze star.
Kim Svaco
Class of 1979
Air Force, 4 Years
Served active duty 1980-1984 as crypto and base communications repair technician.
Class of 1979
Air Force, 4 Years
Served active duty 1980-1984 as crypto and base communications repair technician.
Michael Thomas
Class of 1998
Army, 4 Years
Served in Germany for 2 yrs 7 mo and 15 mo in Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom
Class of 1998
Army, 4 Years
Served in Germany for 2 yrs 7 mo and 15 mo in Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom
Nick Theodoratos
Class of 1984
Army, 6 Years
Served with the 7th. Engineer Brigade and 38th. Infantry Division. Best 6 years of my life.
Class of 1984
Army, 6 Years
Served with the 7th. Engineer Brigade and 38th. Infantry Division. Best 6 years of my life.
REGIS JOHNSON
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted in the Navy but spent my service time as a Marine due to my job skill in medicine as an FMSS Hospital Corpsman
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
Enlisted in the Navy but spent my service time as a Marine due to my job skill in medicine as an FMSS Hospital Corpsman
Riccardo Vargas
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
Riccardo entered the US Army in 1981 after graduation. He served close to ten years in the Army and after earning his Graduate degree in 1993, was commissioned an Officer in the US Air Force. In 2013 Riccardo will complete 20 years of active military service and more than 26 years of combined Active and Reserve military service. He is an Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and a Bronze Star recipient. He is also a Department of Defense civilian employee with the Defense Intelligence Agency as well as a professor of Public Administration.
Class of 1981
Air Force, 20+ Years
Riccardo entered the US Army in 1981 after graduation. He served close to ten years in the Army and after earning his Graduate degree in 1993, was commissioned an Officer in the US Air Force. In 2013 Riccardo will complete 20 years of active military service and more than 26 years of combined Active and Reserve military service. He is an Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and a Bronze Star recipient. He is also a Department of Defense civilian employee with the Defense Intelligence Agency as well as a professor of Public Administration.
Shelby Jones
Class of 1987
Navy, 20+ Years
Currently Chief Warrant Officer 2 serving onboard USS Green Bay LPD 20
Class of 1987
Navy, 20+ Years
Currently Chief Warrant Officer 2 serving onboard USS Green Bay LPD 20
Torry Brown
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served in Desert Storm in 1990-1992
Class of 1990
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Served in Desert Storm in 1990-1992
william thames
Class of 1988
Navy, 20+ Years
chief warrant officer 2 currently on the USS NIMITZ in San Diego
Class of 1988
Navy, 20+ Years
chief warrant officer 2 currently on the USS NIMITZ in San Diego
Alumni Stories
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School News
Riccardo (Richard) Vargas class of 81
Richard Vargas was recently promoted to the rank of Lt Col in the US Air Force and is headed back to the Middle East for...
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Our Lew Wallace 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 Lew Wallace High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Gary are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!