Mendel High School Alumni
Chicago, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Akema Collins | 1987 |
| David Laroche David Laroche | 1968 |
| Joe Fitzgerald | 1957 |
| John Wator | 1969 |
| Robert Riordan | 1967 |
| Thomas Van Etten | 1959 |
| Walter Aikens | 1974 |
| William Kushner | 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
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Honored Military Alumni
Bret D. Shepherd
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years
MSgt (RET) Bret Shepherd servd 21 years in the United States Air Force and retired in 2005. Bret's assignments included tours at Davis Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) Arizona, Clark Air Base Republic of the Philippines, Lowry AFB Colorado, McGuire AFB New Jersey, and NATO assignments in Naples Italy. Bret also served two short tours in Pristina Kosovo. During his time he held to Air Force specialties one with Security Police and the other as Communications operator. He finished his career as the Network Systems Administrator for the Southern Region Joint Operations Intelligence Cell in Naples Italy.
Class of 1984
Air Force, 20+ Years
MSgt (RET) Bret Shepherd servd 21 years in the United States Air Force and retired in 2005. Bret's assignments included tours at Davis Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) Arizona, Clark Air Base Republic of the Philippines, Lowry AFB Colorado, McGuire AFB New Jersey, and NATO assignments in Naples Italy. Bret also served two short tours in Pristina Kosovo. During his time he held to Air Force specialties one with Security Police and the other as Communications operator. He finished his career as the Network Systems Administrator for the Southern Region Joint Operations Intelligence Cell in Naples Italy.
Donald Kropp
Class of 1969
Army, 30 Years
Retired after 30 years of active Army Service. Followed by 15 years working as a government contractor.
Class of 1969
Army, 30 Years
Retired after 30 years of active Army Service. Followed by 15 years working as a government contractor.
Joseph A Gawlik
Class of 1966
Navy, 21 Years
1970 to 1991
Attack Squadron Fifty-Six (Vietnam 71-73
Training Squadron Ten
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
CNO Intelligence Briefer
US Naval Postgraduate School
Carrier Group Seven
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Class of 1966
Navy, 21 Years
1970 to 1991
Attack Squadron Fifty-Six (Vietnam 71-73
Training Squadron Ten
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
CNO Intelligence Briefer
US Naval Postgraduate School
Carrier Group Seven
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
Joseph James
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Retired after 21 years of active service in the U.S. Army . Completed tours in both Germany and Korea . Deployed and served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm . Stationed stateside at Fort Hood , Texas ,, Fort McClellan, AL., Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah , Ga ., Fort Bragg, NC ., Fort Knox , Kentucky ., and Fort Gordon, Ga .
Class of 1980
Army, 20+ Years
Retired after 21 years of active service in the U.S. Army . Completed tours in both Germany and Korea . Deployed and served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm . Stationed stateside at Fort Hood , Texas ,, Fort McClellan, AL., Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah , Ga ., Fort Bragg, NC ., Fort Knox , Kentucky ., and Fort Gordon, Ga .
Kevin James McQuaid
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
Commisaryman/Mess Management Specialist-Seaman.Duty stations NATO base Naples,Italy.U.S.S Miller that was homeported in Newport,Rhode Island at time of my service aboard.
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
Commisaryman/Mess Management Specialist-Seaman.Duty stations NATO base Naples,Italy.U.S.S Miller that was homeported in Newport,Rhode Island at time of my service aboard.
Michael D Chiarodo
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Vietnam Sgt. 2x Purple Heart
Class of 1966
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Vietnam Sgt. 2x Purple Heart
Sebastian Q. Weaver
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Served one year at Camp Pendleton, 1st Battalion 7th Marines. Served five years Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay 1st Battalion 3rd Marines, Headquarter Company Surveillane and Target Acquisitiion (STA Platoon).
Class of 1979
Marine Corps, 5 Years
Served one year at Camp Pendleton, 1st Battalion 7th Marines. Served five years Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay 1st Battalion 3rd Marines, Headquarter Company Surveillane and Target Acquisitiion (STA Platoon).
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School News
Mendel Alumni Association Christmas Celebration
To All Monarchs:
Please join us this Tuesday December 19th from 11 AM to 2 PM at JJ KELLEYS PUB in Lansin...
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Our Mendel 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 Mendel High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Chicago are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!