Oak Park River Forest High School Alumni
Oak Park, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Alyson Brown | 2009 |
| Charles Timothy Douglas | 1964 |
| Dayle Hosek Dayle Hosek | 1968 |
| Eugene Epperlt | 1957 |
| Judy Rosenblum Judy Weiner | 1969 |
| Paul Heinmiller | 1963 |
| Ruth William Hunstock | 1909 |
| Will Anderson | 2018 |
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 Oak Park River Forest High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Huskies lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Bob Gleason
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
1967-1971, Basic Great Lakes, "A" School Norfolk, 2 yrs NSD Yokosuka Communications, 1 yr Oriskany (CV-34), 9 mos staff COMCARDIV7 RADM James Ramage
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
1967-1971, Basic Great Lakes, "A" School Norfolk, 2 yrs NSD Yokosuka Communications, 1 yr Oriskany (CV-34), 9 mos staff COMCARDIV7 RADM James Ramage
Charles Timothy Douglas
Class of 1964
Navy, 22 Years
Naval Aviator East Coast Navy, Home port Norfolk, test pilot at NATC Pax River
Class of 1964
Navy, 22 Years
Naval Aviator East Coast Navy, Home port Norfolk, test pilot at NATC Pax River
Donald Schilke
Class of 1948
Navy, 11 Years
USNR,USN,USMC,USMCR
Aircrewman, Bombardier, Korea 1950-51, VS-21. Radar, MACS-21
Class of 1948
Navy, 11 Years
USNR,USN,USMC,USMCR
Aircrewman, Bombardier, Korea 1950-51, VS-21. Radar, MACS-21
Frank W. Gresik
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
Served in 82nd Airborne as well as serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
Class of 1979
Army, 20+ Years
Served in 82nd Airborne as well as serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
George M. Papageorgiou
Class of 1975
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Communications Officer - 8th Comm Bn
FCT Leader-4th ANGLICO
Airborne
Class of 1975
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
Communications Officer - 8th Comm Bn
FCT Leader-4th ANGLICO
Airborne
James Hess
Class of 1962
Coast Guard, 5 Years
Flight engineer on C 130 search/rescue aircraft. Elizabeth City, NC.
Class of 1962
Coast Guard, 5 Years
Flight engineer on C 130 search/rescue aircraft. Elizabeth City, NC.
John Trout
Class of 1968
Air Force, 16 Years
Aircraft Maintenance Officer, Squadron Commander, Aide-de-Camp, Weapons Director on AWACS and Major Force Planner.
Class of 1968
Air Force, 16 Years
Aircraft Maintenance Officer, Squadron Commander, Aide-de-Camp, Weapons Director on AWACS and Major Force Planner.
Katherine Ponton
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF commissioned officer, medical professional (CRNA) served in Iraq, Oman, the PI, Korea and numerous stateside assignments.
Class of 1974
Air Force, 20+ Years
USAF commissioned officer, medical professional (CRNA) served in Iraq, Oman, the PI, Korea and numerous stateside assignments.
Marc Oles
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years
Commissioned officer US Army Infantry.
Currently on 4th tour Iraq/Afghanistan.
Class of 1986
Army, 20+ Years
Commissioned officer US Army Infantry.
Currently on 4th tour Iraq/Afghanistan.
MICHAEL LOMBARDI
Class of 1976
Army, 6 Years
US ARMY CREW CHIEF AND DOOR GUNNER UH-1 HUEY
Class of 1976
Army, 6 Years
US ARMY CREW CHIEF AND DOOR GUNNER UH-1 HUEY
Ron Schechtman
Class of 1960
Army, 3 Years
Two years in Southenr Japan 1961 - 1963 serving in the Army Security Agency.
Class of 1960
Army, 3 Years
Two years in Southenr Japan 1961 - 1963 serving in the Army Security Agency.
Alumni Stories
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Our Oak Park River Forest 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 Oak Park River Forest High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Oak Park are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!