Riverside-brookfield High School Alumni
Riverside, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Audrey Jakoubek | 1970 |
| Denise Jania Carbonara | 1973 |
| Julie Clark | 1986 |
| Luke Nelson | 2023 |
| Mary Bartik | 1970 |
| Oliver Harrington | 2022 |
| Samuel Grivetti | 2019 |
| Tom Kalina | 1967 |
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 Riverside-brookfield High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Bulldogs lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Allen Widel aka Al Fink
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years
14 months at Korean DMZ 61-62
7th Infantry Division (Ordnance)
Class of 1959
Army, 3 Years
14 months at Korean DMZ 61-62
7th Infantry Division (Ordnance)
Barbara Bringman
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served from 1984-1987 and then went into IRR status, recalled from IRR to active service for Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Motor-T 3531
Class of 1983
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served from 1984-1987 and then went into IRR status, recalled from IRR to active service for Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Motor-T 3531
Charles Wayne Kasper
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Security Forces 7th AF 483rd & 12th TAC.....Vietnam 69-71....Live in Asheville, NC (37 yrs) 28704....gave up riding motorcycles after 50 yrs....Was in sales and marketing for 25yrs....empty nester...Lived in California (Santa Barbara), Andros Island, Bahamas, Florida, Texas, England.. left Riverside, permanently, 1974....
Class of 1966
Air Force, 4 Years
Security Forces 7th AF 483rd & 12th TAC.....Vietnam 69-71....Live in Asheville, NC (37 yrs) 28704....gave up riding motorcycles after 50 yrs....Was in sales and marketing for 25yrs....empty nester...Lived in California (Santa Barbara), Andros Island, Bahamas, Florida, Texas, England.. left Riverside, permanently, 1974....
David Arden Paige
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
F-4 Phantom Weapon Systems Officer, Development Engineer (Aeronautical Systems Center), Liaison Officer (National Military Command Center).
Class of 1967
Air Force, 20+ Years
F-4 Phantom Weapon Systems Officer, Development Engineer (Aeronautical Systems Center), Liaison Officer (National Military Command Center).
Keith McDonald
Class of 1975
Marine Corps, 20 Years
Served with 3rd Division for 1 year in Okinawa, 2nd Division for 7 years at Camp Lejeune with 3 Med floats and 2 tours in Beirut, 1st Division for 7 years at Camp Pendleton including Desert Shield/Desert Storm and a final 4 years at MCB Quantico with a deployment to Somalia.
Class of 1975
Marine Corps, 20 Years
Served with 3rd Division for 1 year in Okinawa, 2nd Division for 7 years at Camp Lejeune with 3 Med floats and 2 tours in Beirut, 1st Division for 7 years at Camp Pendleton including Desert Shield/Desert Storm and a final 4 years at MCB Quantico with a deployment to Somalia.
Mark Voss
Class of 1975
Army, 3 Years
Military Policeman
561st MP CO
Ft. Myer, Virginia
Class of 1975
Army, 3 Years
Military Policeman
561st MP CO
Ft. Myer, Virginia
Milo Neil Illich
Class of 1946
Navy, 4 Years
Lt(jg) Supply Corps on board the USS Bayfield APA 33, an troop carrier for sending troops via smaller landing craft on to the beaches during the Korean Conflict.
Served as Pay Master, Ships Chaplin and General Supply Officer in charge of 4 Ships Divisions. Travled to Japan. Korea, Okinowa, Phillipines, Hong Kong, China and other cities in the Far East. Home Ported in San Diego. Currently, at age 83, living in Rohnert Park CA
Class of 1946
Navy, 4 Years
Lt(jg) Supply Corps on board the USS Bayfield APA 33, an troop carrier for sending troops via smaller landing craft on to the beaches during the Korean Conflict.
Served as Pay Master, Ships Chaplin and General Supply Officer in charge of 4 Ships Divisions. Travled to Japan. Korea, Okinowa, Phillipines, Hong Kong, China and other cities in the Far East. Home Ported in San Diego. Currently, at age 83, living in Rohnert Park CA
Sten Johnson
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
Was an electrician on a guided middle destroyer. I was onboard during the final operation of the Vietnam conflict. It was a time I shall always remember with pride and a bit of regret.
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
Was an electrician on a guided middle destroyer. I was onboard during the final operation of the Vietnam conflict. It was a time I shall always remember with pride and a bit of regret.
Thomas Bassler
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years
Weather Forecaster/ Weather Sataion Chief
Class of 1963
Air Force, 20+ Years
Weather Forecaster/ Weather Sataion Chief
Timothy J Vaile
Class of 1977
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman 2nd class aboared USS America from 1979-1982
Class of 1977
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman 2nd class aboared USS America from 1979-1982
William Kasper
Class of 1978
Air Force, 6 Years
Security police Kirtland Afb New Mexico and Osan AB South Korea. Security Police Air Base ground defense instructor Lackland Afb Texas.
Class of 1978
Air Force, 6 Years
Security police Kirtland Afb New Mexico and Osan AB South Korea. Security Police Air Base ground defense instructor Lackland Afb Texas.
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from Riverside-brookfield High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Bulldogs.
School News
John Elftmann Jr. - class of 50 or 51(?)
FYI, John passed away on July 28, 2021.
https://bellevuefuneralchapel.com/john-william-elftmann-jr-colone...
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Our Riverside-brookfield 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 Riverside-brookfield High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Riverside are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!