Riverdale High School Alumni
Port Byron, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Carol Chapman | 1973 |
| Craig Brooks | 1979 |
| John Urban John Urban | 1981 |
| Patricia Klinge | 1981 |
| Phil Hugart | 1964 |
| Robert Deines | 1972 |
| Tim Fritts | 1980 |
| William Rabe | 1975 |
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 Riverdale High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Rams lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Charles "Chuck" Strand
Class of 1952
Navy, 6 Years
Electronics Tech UssGuam LPH-9 and UssSierra AD-18
Class of 1952
Navy, 6 Years
Electronics Tech UssGuam LPH-9 and UssSierra AD-18
Drew Martin
Class of 1994
Air Force, 18 Years
SENIOR MASTER SGT CURRENTLY AT HILL AFB SALT LAKE CITY, GOING TO KOREA FOR THIRD TIME IN OCTOBER, HAS SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN AS WELL, DREW IS BASICALLY IN CHARGE OF ALL THE F16 FIGHTER JETS WHEREVER HIS BASE ORDERS TAKE HIM. HE RECENTLY WAS IN OMAN, BAHRAIN, AND SPAIN THIS SPRING, BUT HAS BEEN MANY PLACES IN THIS WORLD BECAUSE OF HIS CAREER .HE HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE GI BILL AND IS ALMOST FINISHED WITH HIS MASTER'S DEGREE THANKS TO THIS OPPORTUNITY.
Class of 1994
Air Force, 18 Years
SENIOR MASTER SGT CURRENTLY AT HILL AFB SALT LAKE CITY, GOING TO KOREA FOR THIRD TIME IN OCTOBER, HAS SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN AS WELL, DREW IS BASICALLY IN CHARGE OF ALL THE F16 FIGHTER JETS WHEREVER HIS BASE ORDERS TAKE HIM. HE RECENTLY WAS IN OMAN, BAHRAIN, AND SPAIN THIS SPRING, BUT HAS BEEN MANY PLACES IN THIS WORLD BECAUSE OF HIS CAREER .HE HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE GI BILL AND IS ALMOST FINISHED WITH HIS MASTER'S DEGREE THANKS TO THIS OPPORTUNITY.
Lynette McVey Decker
Class of 1989
Army, 6 Years
63B light wheel vehicle mechanic. Served in fort Jackson and Larsen military base kitten gem Germany.
Class of 1989
Army, 6 Years
63B light wheel vehicle mechanic. Served in fort Jackson and Larsen military base kitten gem Germany.
Melissa Beert (Bodman)
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 22 years as a Cryptologic Collection Technician.
Class of 1984
Navy, 20+ Years
Served 22 years as a Cryptologic Collection Technician.
Rick Heist
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years
Vietnam Veteran. Navy Aircrew Wings (C-130 & P-3 crewman), Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist. Retired after 20 years active duty and spent another 15 years at the Naval Air Systems Command retiring as the Integrated Program Team Lead and Logistics Program Manage for Navy Intermediate & Advanced Jet Pilot Training. After retiring from Civil Service started my own company assisting civilian companies with writing proposals for Government contracts (mainly Defense contracts), until completely retiring in 2014.
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years
Vietnam Veteran. Navy Aircrew Wings (C-130 & P-3 crewman), Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist. Retired after 20 years active duty and spent another 15 years at the Naval Air Systems Command retiring as the Integrated Program Team Lead and Logistics Program Manage for Navy Intermediate & Advanced Jet Pilot Training. After retiring from Civil Service started my own company assisting civilian companies with writing proposals for Government contracts (mainly Defense contracts), until completely retiring in 2014.
Steve Watson (Sims)
Class of 1971
Air Force, 7 Years
Translated Spanish and Chinese Mandarin for USAF Intelligence.
Class of 1971
Air Force, 7 Years
Translated Spanish and Chinese Mandarin for USAF Intelligence.
Alumni Stories
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School News
Wednesday 6/8/2016 harrington"s Pub
My band will be playing @ Harrington"s Pub in Port Byron on Wednesday 6/8/2016 starting at 8PM. We will play one s...
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Our Riverdale 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 Riverdale High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Port Byron are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!