Spartanburg High School Alumni
Spartanburg, South Carolina (SC)
In Memory of
Dexter Elam
Passed away 2000
Dexter Elam attended Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, SC.
Class of 1992
Date of Passing Sep 02, 2000
Date of Passing Sep 02, 2000
The following below is a testament to the kind of friend he was to those fortunate enough to pass him on the road of life....
-excerpt from Stars and Stripes-
(http://www.stripes.com/01/may01/ed052801a.html)
Sgt. Dexter K. Elam (Sept. 2)
Elam, 26, assistant warehouse chief, Marine Air Group-12, Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Japan, died in a swimming accident in Hamada, Japan. He was from Spartanburg, S.C.
"Sergeant Elam was a real people person. He took care of his Marines," said Staff Sgt. Jeffery Hightower, MAG-12 warehouse chief. "He always had a positive attitude, and personally got involved in the Marines’ lives he led."
-excerpt from Stars and Stripes-
(http://www.stripes.com/01/may01/ed052801a.html)
Sgt. Dexter K. Elam (Sept. 2)
Elam, 26, assistant warehouse chief, Marine Air Group-12, Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Japan, died in a swimming accident in Hamada, Japan. He was from Spartanburg, S.C.
"Sergeant Elam was a real people person. He took care of his Marines," said Staff Sgt. Jeffery Hightower, MAG-12 warehouse chief. "He always had a positive attitude, and personally got involved in the Marines’ lives he led."