Coal City High School Alumni
Coal City, Illinois (IL)
Recent Members
| Anna Desonia | 2020 |
| Delbert Turigliatto | 1961 |
| Delbert Turigliatto | 1961 |
| Jane Patterson | 1961 |
| Rachel Wynter | 1992 |
| Rj D’orazio | 2000 |
| Scott Meece | 1979 |
| Vida Wakeman | 1977 |
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 Coal City High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Coalers lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Anton Cerny
Class of 1955
Navy, 4 Years
AT-2 Assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron VAH-9,
USS Saratoga CVA-60, USS Ranger CVA-61
Life Member VFW
Class of 1955
Navy, 4 Years
AT-2 Assigned to Heavy Attack Squadron VAH-9,
USS Saratoga CVA-60, USS Ranger CVA-61
Life Member VFW
Colin Eckert
Class of 1995
Coast Guard, 6 Years
Federal Law Enforcement, Search and Recue, Firefighting, Emergency Medical Tech., Illegal Immigration, Illegal Fisheries, TACPRO, Machinery Technician 2nd Class (MK)
Class of 1995
Coast Guard, 6 Years
Federal Law Enforcement, Search and Recue, Firefighting, Emergency Medical Tech., Illegal Immigration, Illegal Fisheries, TACPRO, Machinery Technician 2nd Class (MK)
John Elwood
Class of 1955
Marine Corps, 3 Years
John has passed, this in remembrance of john.
Class of 1955
Marine Corps, 3 Years
John has passed, this in remembrance of john.
Luke Opyd
Class of 2005
Navy, 8 Years
2008-2016
2 Tours
Shore Duty- HSC-3 Coronado, CA
2 years
Sea Duty- HSL-51 Atsugi, Japan
4 years
USS McCampbell
USS Shiloh
USS George Washington
Mostly deployed to the South China Sea.
Class of 2005
Navy, 8 Years
2008-2016
2 Tours
Shore Duty- HSC-3 Coronado, CA
2 years
Sea Duty- HSL-51 Atsugi, Japan
4 years
USS McCampbell
USS Shiloh
USS George Washington
Mostly deployed to the South China Sea.
Peter Luck
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Placed on US Navy retirement rolls, June 10, 2005.
Class of 1975
Navy, 20+ Years
Placed on US Navy retirement rolls, June 10, 2005.
Ronald J Maland
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Radio Teletype Operator, Rocket Artillery, Korean DMZ
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Radio Teletype Operator, Rocket Artillery, Korean DMZ
Sara Helms
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
I was a barber onboard teh USS Emory S. Land, AS-39 stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Class of 1983
Navy, 4 Years
I was a barber onboard teh USS Emory S. Land, AS-39 stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from Coal City High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Coalers.
School News
Do you have any news to share? Keep our classmates informed on news and current events! Please post all reunion information in the reunion area.
Our Coal City 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 Coal City High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Coal City are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!