Manatee High School Alumni
Manatee, Florida (FL)
Recent Members
| Brian Burghardt | 1962 |
| Geggye Andrews | 1975 |
| Heidi Littlefield | 2024 |
| Jerson Jerson | 2025 |
| Jose Salgado | 2024 |
| Luigi Luigi Donato | 1978 |
| Russel Macfarlane | 1989 |
| Scott Moore | 1971 |
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 Manatee High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Hurricanes lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Captain (Ret.) David A. Hadzima Jr, DSL
Class of 1993
Army, 20+ Years
Served in both the U.S. Air Force and Army during 1995-2017. Roles included SROTC Assistant Professor (Murray State University and University of Tennessee Martin), Operations Officer, Commander (FT Bliss), Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Maintenance Control Officer, Executive Officer, Platoon Leader (Persian Gulf), Avionics 7-Level Technician (AWACS/Okinawa, Air Force One, Air Force Two, Congressional Fleet/Wash DC, First Lady, and MH-53J Pavelow/Albuquerque).
Class of 1993
Army, 20+ Years
Served in both the U.S. Air Force and Army during 1995-2017. Roles included SROTC Assistant Professor (Murray State University and University of Tennessee Martin), Operations Officer, Commander (FT Bliss), Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Maintenance Control Officer, Executive Officer, Platoon Leader (Persian Gulf), Avionics 7-Level Technician (AWACS/Okinawa, Air Force One, Air Force Two, Congressional Fleet/Wash DC, First Lady, and MH-53J Pavelow/Albuquerque).
Debbie (Little) Holman
Class of 1982
Air Force, 8 Years
Served in the Air Force from 87-92 as an Intelligence Analyst. Spent 5 years in Anchorage Alaska and 3 years in San Antonio Texas.
Class of 1982
Air Force, 8 Years
Served in the Air Force from 87-92 as an Intelligence Analyst. Spent 5 years in Anchorage Alaska and 3 years in San Antonio Texas.
George Beasley
Class of 1962
Army, 6 Years
Army Security Agency Oct. 1964 - Nov. 1970. Russian linguist, graduated from Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California. Served in Germany 1966-1970.
Class of 1962
Army, 6 Years
Army Security Agency Oct. 1964 - Nov. 1970. Russian linguist, graduated from Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California. Served in Germany 1966-1970.
John Craig Letterle
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Heavy equipment operator; jumped out of perfectly good aircraft - C119, C130, C141, Huey.
Class of 1970
Army, 3 Years
Heavy equipment operator; jumped out of perfectly good aircraft - C119, C130, C141, Huey.
John Warren
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
ATC Radar Technician, Gulf War Vet, multiple tours in the Pacific and Europe
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20+ Years
ATC Radar Technician, Gulf War Vet, multiple tours in the Pacific and Europe
Kim LaRowe
Class of 1968
Air Force, 9 Years
Servied in Germany and Englad as a Ground Control Approach technician.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 9 Years
Servied in Germany and Englad as a Ground Control Approach technician.
LeRoy Anaclerio
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI)
Robert E Leer
Class of 1954
Air Force, 20+ Years
Radar Technician(30372) Tours in Germany, Okinawa, Vietnam and Alaska. Retired in June 79.
Class of 1954
Air Force, 20+ Years
Radar Technician(30372) Tours in Germany, Okinawa, Vietnam and Alaska. Retired in June 79.
Robert Kirk
Class of 1972
Navy, 20+ Years
Deep Sea Diver/Diving Officer. Underwater submarine & ship repair, salvage, underwater search & recovery. Diving Instructor. Hyperbaric System Maintenance.
Class of 1972
Navy, 20+ Years
Deep Sea Diver/Diving Officer. Underwater submarine & ship repair, salvage, underwater search & recovery. Diving Instructor. Hyperbaric System Maintenance.
Terry Brimmer
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Captain Fairchild AFB Spokane Wash.
March AFB Riverside, Ca.
Class of 1961
Air Force, 4 Years
Captain Fairchild AFB Spokane Wash.
March AFB Riverside, Ca.
Tim Palange
Class of 1979
Navy, 10 Years
Nuclear electrician, NNPS class 8005 section 10, S5G prototype, NEC 3384/3394. USS Eisenhower, -Carl Vinson. Got out after 10 years, worked in merchant ship enginerooms for 28+ years, currently teaching marine engineering at a private school near Ft. Lauderdale. Probably retiring in 5 years unless nuclear-powered merchant ships are built, in which case I'll come out of retirement. B^)
Class of 1979
Navy, 10 Years
Nuclear electrician, NNPS class 8005 section 10, S5G prototype, NEC 3384/3394. USS Eisenhower, -Carl Vinson. Got out after 10 years, worked in merchant ship enginerooms for 28+ years, currently teaching marine engineering at a private school near Ft. Lauderdale. Probably retiring in 5 years unless nuclear-powered merchant ships are built, in which case I'll come out of retirement. B^)
william (bill) small
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years
dropped out joined navy finished my ged. wish I had of finished high school
Class of 1959
Navy, 20+ Years
dropped out joined navy finished my ged. wish I had of finished high school
Alumni Stories
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School News
MHS 2012 Manatee Breakfast
I finally posted the photos from that morning...enjoy!
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Our Manatee 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 Manatee High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Manatee are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!