Thorp High School Alumni
Thorp, Wisconsin (WI)
Recent Members
| Bob Rubisch | 1973 |
| Christine Christine Nolechek | 1973 |
| Christy Lueck | 1983 |
| Linda Nowobielski | 1974 |
| Richard Sliwka | 1963 |
| Stacey Stacey Skwierczynski | 1988 |
| Thomas Thomas Pawlak | 1986 |
| William (bill) Butek | 1960 |
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 Thorp High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Cardinals lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
David Kosik
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years
David Kosik entered service on Sept. 11 1985. After training, his first assignment was Elmendorf AFB, as an aircraft mechanic on T-33s. Retired the T-33 from service, then started working on F-15s. September 1995 was transferred to Nellis AFB, Nevada (Las Vegas). Continued as a F-15 Crew Chief. As time progressed, moved to Aircraft Expeditor, then Quality Assurance, then to Aircraft Production Supervisor. July 2003, Moved back to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Started working as a Flight Chief, supervising 65 personnel. 2005, moved to Supervisor of the Combat Alert Center, where aircraft were kept on an alert status fully loaded, and can be airborne within 10 min. of notification. Retiring from USAF active duty in June 2007 after 22 years of some of the greatest time of my life.
Class of 1985
Air Force, 20+ Years
David Kosik entered service on Sept. 11 1985. After training, his first assignment was Elmendorf AFB, as an aircraft mechanic on T-33s. Retired the T-33 from service, then started working on F-15s. September 1995 was transferred to Nellis AFB, Nevada (Las Vegas). Continued as a F-15 Crew Chief. As time progressed, moved to Aircraft Expeditor, then Quality Assurance, then to Aircraft Production Supervisor. July 2003, Moved back to Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Started working as a Flight Chief, supervising 65 personnel. 2005, moved to Supervisor of the Combat Alert Center, where aircraft were kept on an alert status fully loaded, and can be airborne within 10 min. of notification. Retiring from USAF active duty in June 2007 after 22 years of some of the greatest time of my life.
Edward Papierniak
Class of 1940
Air Force, 2 Years
Edward was a nose gunner on a B-24 during World war 2. He flew missions out of Italy. On Feb 23, 1944 his plane was attacked by German FW190's and ME109's. They were shot down and only two members of a 10 man crew bailed out, the rest perished. My wife and I visited the town of Grunau, Austria where their plane came to rest on a mountain just east of town. I was able to retrieve a piece of the wreckage. Edward is buried in Old St. Hedwig's cemetery.
Don Papierniak
Class of 1940
Air Force, 2 Years
Edward was a nose gunner on a B-24 during World war 2. He flew missions out of Italy. On Feb 23, 1944 his plane was attacked by German FW190's and ME109's. They were shot down and only two members of a 10 man crew bailed out, the rest perished. My wife and I visited the town of Grunau, Austria where their plane came to rest on a mountain just east of town. I was able to retrieve a piece of the wreckage. Edward is buried in Old St. Hedwig's cemetery.
Don Papierniak
Francis J. Neis
Class of 1938
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Francis served as a US Marine in the Pacific. Roi Namur, Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Marianna Islands, Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands.
Class of 1938
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Francis served as a US Marine in the Pacific. Roi Namur, Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Marianna Islands, Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands.
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from Thorp High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Cardinals.
School News
50th Class Reunion. July, 2014
We hope to have a lot of our friends coming to the reunion.
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Our Thorp 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 Thorp High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Thorp are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!