Vestal High School Alumni
Vestal, New York (NY)

Recent Members
Craig Landon | 1971 |
Ken Hickey | 1984 |
Leah Sanzo | 1974 |
Lisa Schriver Lisa Brooks | 1983 |
Lori Osman | 1988 |
Melissa Spyhalski | 2006 |
Tammy Tammy J. Thomas | 1970 |
Teri Downes | 1988 |
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 Vestal High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Golden Bears lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Robert Macfadden
Class of 1980
Navy, 6 Years
FC1, Instructor, Air Search Radar, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. Served aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa, LHA-1 Apr '88 to Nov '89.
https://youtu.be/1Fn5hqP3ono?si=x7X2yZHsGli0VMei
Class of 1980
Navy, 6 Years
FC1, Instructor, Air Search Radar, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA. Served aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa, LHA-1 Apr '88 to Nov '89.
https://youtu.be/1Fn5hqP3ono?si=x7X2yZHsGli0VMei


Ron Krowiak
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
3 Years active duty, 21 years in the reserves - final rank - Major
Class of 1965
Marine Corps, 20+ Years
3 Years active duty, 21 years in the reserves - final rank - Major


Scott Dandy
Class of 1990
National Guard, 4 Years
Currently deployed to Afghanistan '13
Class of 1990
National Guard, 4 Years
Currently deployed to Afghanistan '13

Tanya Stothers McIntyre
Class of 1986
Air Force, 4 Years
I served 4 years, my husband is current AF and has served 30 years.
Class of 1986
Air Force, 4 Years
I served 4 years, my husband is current AF and has served 30 years.

Thomas Forney
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
Air Traffic Control , USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier
Class of 1973
Navy, 4 Years
Air Traffic Control , USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier


Timothy J. McLain
Class of 1974
Army, 21 Years
Retired Army Major, Infantry, Airborne, Ranger, IT Project and Program Manager.
Class of 1974
Army, 21 Years
Retired Army Major, Infantry, Airborne, Ranger, IT Project and Program Manager.

Tom Kniffen
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20 Years
Air Force Judge Advocate
First Gulf War
Class of 1971
Air Force, 20 Years
Air Force Judge Advocate
First Gulf War


Tony Kiburis
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Served from 1966 to 1969, one year with USADATCOM, DA, The Pentagon & 18 mos at HQ CincPac, Camp Smith, Hawaii
Class of 1962
Army, 3 Years
Served from 1966 to 1969, one year with USADATCOM, DA, The Pentagon & 18 mos at HQ CincPac, Camp Smith, Hawaii

Walter Wintsch
Class of 1973
National Guard, 36 Years
4 years active Army, 3 years Army Reserve; 12 years active Air Force, 19 years ANG.
Class of 1973
National Guard, 36 Years
4 years active Army, 3 years Army Reserve; 12 years active Air Force, 19 years ANG.
Alumni Stories

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Vestal High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Golden Bears.
Our Vestal 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 Vestal High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Vestal are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!