Dexter Elam Obituary

Dexter Elam attended Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, SC. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Dexter Elam.

Graduation Year	Class of 1992
Date of Passing	Sep 02, 2000
About	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 Marinesâ€™ lives he led."