Sam Houston High School Alumni
Houston, Texas (TX)
Recent Members
| Angel Perez | 2009 |
| Briseida Yazmin | 2015 |
| Jesus Daniel | 2020 |
| Lynn Lynn Geyer | 1964 |
| Mayra Delarosa | 2003 |
| Patsy Pepperman | 1967 |
| Tracie Wyatt | 1991 |
| Trennan Gamble Trennan Gamble | 1990 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
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Honored Military Alumni
Adele Salas Werderman
Class of 1978
Air Force, 4 Years
Fulfilled one of my life's goals to be a police officer. I was in Law Enforcement Serving at the Comiso NATO base in Sicily and then on to Cannon AFB in New Mexico and lastly USAF Reserve stint at Kelly AFB SA
Class of 1978
Air Force, 4 Years
Fulfilled one of my life's goals to be a police officer. I was in Law Enforcement Serving at the Comiso NATO base in Sicily and then on to Cannon AFB in New Mexico and lastly USAF Reserve stint at Kelly AFB SA
Alan S. Richmond
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined at age 20 and I was still in uniform until age 60. I was with the Navy attatched to the 5th. Marines Viet Nam ears. Then was in the USCGR to after 9-11.I Strangly, I never really liked the military. Some of it was great, most boring and a little of it was completly crazy. I would do it all again except maybe for the attached to the USMC part. Some of the USMC time was not that bad actually. Those parts I would repeat.
Class of 1961
Navy, 20+ Years
Joined at age 20 and I was still in uniform until age 60. I was with the Navy attatched to the 5th. Marines Viet Nam ears. Then was in the USCGR to after 9-11.I Strangly, I never really liked the military. Some of it was great, most boring and a little of it was completly crazy. I would do it all again except maybe for the attached to the USMC part. Some of the USMC time was not that bad actually. Those parts I would repeat.
David Cabrerea
Class of 1988
Army, 15 Years
Lieutenant Colonel David E. Cabrera, MSC, U.S. Army On Saturday, October 29, 2011, Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) David E. Cabrera, a licensed clinical social worker and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), was killed in action in Afghanistan. Dr. Cabrera was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and later moved to Houston, Texas, where he graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1988. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology in 1992 from Texas A&M University in College Station, and was a lifelong Aggie fan. He earned a Master of Science degree in Social Work from the University of Texas, Arlington, and in 2006, he completed his Ph.D. in Social Work at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. He joined the U.S. Army in January 1996 as a Medical Service Corps officer. After his initial training, he was immediately deployed in support of Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard (Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia). He spent more than 15 years on active duty, with assignments in Wurzburg and Heidelberg, Germany; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; and twice at Fort Lewis, Washington, where his latter assignment was as the Brigade Behavioral Health Officer for the 3/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, managing the behavioral health and combat operational stress programs for more than 4,500 soldiers in six battalions and five separate companies. In June 2006, he was deployed with the 3/2 Stryker Brigade to northern Iraq for 5 months. In February, 2010, he joined the faculty of USU in Bethesda, Maryland - the nation's only federal health sciences university - as the Director of Social Work. He held an appointment as Assistant Professor in the USU Department of Family Medicine, where he saw patients, taught third- and fourth-year military medical students, conducted research in the fields of resilience, PTSD and post-traumatic growth, and avidly participated in a number of university field training exercises and activities. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on September 1, 2011, in a small ceremony at USU, surrounded by his family, friends, and close colleagues. He left the U.S. for deployment to Afghanistan on September 30. Just less than one month in-theater, he was killed in action on October 29 in Kabul as a result of a suicide bomb attack on the NATO convoy with which he was riding. Dr. Cabrera's humor, easy-going nature and infectious smile made him popular with family, friends, colleagues, medical students, and patients alike. His dedication to the troops he served throughout his career was evident in his caring and compassionate approach to his work. Dr. Cabrera's research interests also conveyed his commitment to improving the lives of service members, veterans and their families. He was an unstoppable adventurer who traveled the world with his family and friends, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Rainier and other mountain peaks. However, it was the ocean to which he was most drawn, and his love of the sea was evident to all who knew him. He was a truly loving and devoted husband and father, and is survived by his wife, August Cabrera, and sons Maxwell and Roanin Cabrera, of Maryland, son Corbin and daughter Gillian Cabrera, of Texas. He is also survived by his father Robert and step-mother Anita Cabrera, of Texas; sister Darcy Prosser of Florida; brother David Bean of Texas; brother Daniel Cabrera of Texas; brother Paul Hopkins of Washington; sister Renae Martinez of Texas; sister Diane Trifle of Texas; sister Angelina Day of Texas; brother Robert Rivera of Texas; brother Samuel Glosson of Texas; brother Robert Cabrera of Texas; sister Julie Heinze of Texas; brother Kevin Glosson of Texas; brother Michael Cabrera of Texas; mother-in-law Jan Spalding of Arizona; father-in-law and wife, Michael Wegener and Louise Farrar-Wegener of Oregon; and sister-in-law Asia Takeuchi of California. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2011, at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held 11:11 a.m., Friday, Veteran's Day, November 11, 2011, at Spring Baptist Church, 1027 Spring Cypress, Spring, Texas. A Memorial Service was held at Grace Community Church on November 4, 2011, in Fulton, Maryland, and another will be held in early December in Bethesda, Maryland, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
.Published in Houston Chronicle on November 9, 2011 Print | View Guest Book .Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera
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Class of 1988
Army, 15 Years
Lieutenant Colonel David E. Cabrera, MSC, U.S. Army On Saturday, October 29, 2011, Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) David E. Cabrera, a licensed clinical social worker and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), was killed in action in Afghanistan. Dr. Cabrera was born in Boynton Beach, Florida, and later moved to Houston, Texas, where he graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1988. He earned his undergraduate degree in psychology in 1992 from Texas A&M University in College Station, and was a lifelong Aggie fan. He earned a Master of Science degree in Social Work from the University of Texas, Arlington, and in 2006, he completed his Ph.D. in Social Work at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. He joined the U.S. Army in January 1996 as a Medical Service Corps officer. After his initial training, he was immediately deployed in support of Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard (Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia). He spent more than 15 years on active duty, with assignments in Wurzburg and Heidelberg, Germany; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; and twice at Fort Lewis, Washington, where his latter assignment was as the Brigade Behavioral Health Officer for the 3/2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, managing the behavioral health and combat operational stress programs for more than 4,500 soldiers in six battalions and five separate companies. In June 2006, he was deployed with the 3/2 Stryker Brigade to northern Iraq for 5 months. In February, 2010, he joined the faculty of USU in Bethesda, Maryland - the nation's only federal health sciences university - as the Director of Social Work. He held an appointment as Assistant Professor in the USU Department of Family Medicine, where he saw patients, taught third- and fourth-year military medical students, conducted research in the fields of resilience, PTSD and post-traumatic growth, and avidly participated in a number of university field training exercises and activities. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on September 1, 2011, in a small ceremony at USU, surrounded by his family, friends, and close colleagues. He left the U.S. for deployment to Afghanistan on September 30. Just less than one month in-theater, he was killed in action on October 29 in Kabul as a result of a suicide bomb attack on the NATO convoy with which he was riding. Dr. Cabrera's humor, easy-going nature and infectious smile made him popular with family, friends, colleagues, medical students, and patients alike. His dedication to the troops he served throughout his career was evident in his caring and compassionate approach to his work. Dr. Cabrera's research interests also conveyed his commitment to improving the lives of service members, veterans and their families. He was an unstoppable adventurer who traveled the world with his family and friends, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Rainier and other mountain peaks. However, it was the ocean to which he was most drawn, and his love of the sea was evident to all who knew him. He was a truly loving and devoted husband and father, and is survived by his wife, August Cabrera, and sons Maxwell and Roanin Cabrera, of Maryland, son Corbin and daughter Gillian Cabrera, of Texas. He is also survived by his father Robert and step-mother Anita Cabrera, of Texas; sister Darcy Prosser of Florida; brother David Bean of Texas; brother Daniel Cabrera of Texas; brother Paul Hopkins of Washington; sister Renae Martinez of Texas; sister Diane Trifle of Texas; sister Angelina Day of Texas; brother Robert Rivera of Texas; brother Samuel Glosson of Texas; brother Robert Cabrera of Texas; sister Julie Heinze of Texas; brother Kevin Glosson of Texas; brother Michael Cabrera of Texas; mother-in-law Jan Spalding of Arizona; father-in-law and wife, Michael Wegener and Louise Farrar-Wegener of Oregon; and sister-in-law Asia Takeuchi of California. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2011, at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held 11:11 a.m., Friday, Veteran's Day, November 11, 2011, at Spring Baptist Church, 1027 Spring Cypress, Spring, Texas. A Memorial Service was held at Grace Community Church on November 4, 2011, in Fulton, Maryland, and another will be held in early December in Bethesda, Maryland, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
.Published in Houston Chronicle on November 9, 2011 Print | View Guest Book .Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera
Click name above for additional details at:
www.earthmanresthavenfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements under the direction of:
Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home
13102 North Fwy | Houston, TX 77060 | (281) 443-0063
Related Memorial Sites Army Texas A&M University of Texas Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan .Helpful Links
Additional Resources
Send Sympathy Flowers
Donate to Charity
How To Submit An Obituary
Find Advice & Support
Funeral Etiquette
What to Say to the Bereaved
How to Write an Obituary or Eulogy
Return to today's Death Notices for Houston Chronicle test
Herlinda Segundo
Class of 1981
Air Force, 25 Years
Joined for the educational benefits, ended up staying 25 years! Started out in TMO and retrained into Air Traffic Control. Served in Korea, Cannon AFB, NM, Soto Cano, Honduras, Reese AB, Texas, Shaw AFB, SC and Mountain Home, ID. Visited Panama, some of Germany, Paris, and lots of places in the U.S. One of the best decisions I ever made!
Class of 1981
Air Force, 25 Years
Joined for the educational benefits, ended up staying 25 years! Started out in TMO and retrained into Air Traffic Control. Served in Korea, Cannon AFB, NM, Soto Cano, Honduras, Reese AB, Texas, Shaw AFB, SC and Mountain Home, ID. Visited Panama, some of Germany, Paris, and lots of places in the U.S. One of the best decisions I ever made!
Jose Peña
Class of 1991
Army, 6 Years
Field Artillery from Nov. 91 to May 98. Tour of duty in Kuwait 1993 and Bosnia-Herzigovina from Dec. 95 to Oct. 96. stationed state side in Ft. Ord Ca. and Ft. Bliss, El Paso. Overseas Baumholder Germany, Basic training Ft. Sill OK.
Class of 1991
Army, 6 Years
Field Artillery from Nov. 91 to May 98. Tour of duty in Kuwait 1993 and Bosnia-Herzigovina from Dec. 95 to Oct. 96. stationed state side in Ft. Ord Ca. and Ft. Bliss, El Paso. Overseas Baumholder Germany, Basic training Ft. Sill OK.
Lucky Robertson III
Class of 1980
Army, 30 Years
Class of 1980
US Army, 30-Years
Retired Sergeants Major (SGM)
Air Defense Artillery (IHAWK), 1980-1989, Electronic Missile Maintenance and Repair, 1990-2010.
Assigned Units: 59th Ordnance Brigade, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (June 2009-Mar 2010), 13th Sustainment Command, Fort Hood, Texas (April 2006-May 2009), US Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas (August 2005-April 2006), Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (June 2002-July 2005), Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Republic of South Korea (June 2001-May 2002), Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (August 1995-May 2001), Division Support Command, 2nd Armored Division (4th Infantry Division-redisgnated), Fort Hood, Texas (September 1994-August 1995), United States Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center and School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (November 1993-August 1994), Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Republic of South Korea (November 1992-October 1993), United States Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center and School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (February 1985-October 1992), 4th Ordnance Company, 32nd Army Air Defense Command, Miesau, West Germay (February 1982- January 1985), United States Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center and School (AIT), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (October 1980-January 1982), Basic Training, Fort McClellan, Alabama (August 1980- October 1980), United States Army Reserve, Delayed Entry Program (December 1979- August 1980).
Combat Deployments: Operation Iraqi Freedom (February 2004-March 2005; August 2006- August 2007)
Class of 1980
Army, 30 Years
Class of 1980
US Army, 30-Years
Retired Sergeants Major (SGM)
Air Defense Artillery (IHAWK), 1980-1989, Electronic Missile Maintenance and Repair, 1990-2010.
Assigned Units: 59th Ordnance Brigade, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (June 2009-Mar 2010), 13th Sustainment Command, Fort Hood, Texas (April 2006-May 2009), US Army Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas (August 2005-April 2006), Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (June 2002-July 2005), Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Republic of South Korea (June 2001-May 2002), Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (August 1995-May 2001), Division Support Command, 2nd Armored Division (4th Infantry Division-redisgnated), Fort Hood, Texas (September 1994-August 1995), United States Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center and School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (November 1993-August 1994), Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Republic of South Korea (November 1992-October 1993), United States Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center and School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (February 1985-October 1992), 4th Ordnance Company, 32nd Army Air Defense Command, Miesau, West Germay (February 1982- January 1985), United States Army Ordnance Missile & Munitions Center and School (AIT), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (October 1980-January 1982), Basic Training, Fort McClellan, Alabama (August 1980- October 1980), United States Army Reserve, Delayed Entry Program (December 1979- August 1980).
Combat Deployments: Operation Iraqi Freedom (February 2004-March 2005; August 2006- August 2007)
Richard D. Lee
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Served from Feb 1978 - May 1992 and returned to active duty in August 2007 and retired in Mar 2012. Overseas service in Germany, Korea and Iraq and stateside at Fort Carson, Co, Fort Polk, La, Fort Drum, N. Y. and Fort Bliss, Tx.
Class of 1975
Army, 20+ Years
Served from Feb 1978 - May 1992 and returned to active duty in August 2007 and retired in Mar 2012. Overseas service in Germany, Korea and Iraq and stateside at Fort Carson, Co, Fort Polk, La, Fort Drum, N. Y. and Fort Bliss, Tx.
Robert C Brooks
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Robert C Brooks
Class of 1982
Army, 26 Years
U.S. Cavalry from Oct 85 to Feb 92. Discharged (Hon) Served in Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991)with 3ID 2nd Battalion, 64th Armor. Join the National Guard Aug 95 to Dec 2012 with the 36th Infantry Division 1/112th Armor as an 19K deployed to Iraq in 2005 to 2006 were I served as a gunner and gun truck commander at Tallil Air Base I went over 150 Missions.
Class of 1982
Army, 20+ Years
Robert C Brooks
Class of 1982
Army, 26 Years
U.S. Cavalry from Oct 85 to Feb 92. Discharged (Hon) Served in Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991)with 3ID 2nd Battalion, 64th Armor. Join the National Guard Aug 95 to Dec 2012 with the 36th Infantry Division 1/112th Armor as an 19K deployed to Iraq in 2005 to 2006 were I served as a gunner and gun truck commander at Tallil Air Base I went over 150 Missions.
Steve Merrel
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
Three years active duty 73-75. One year Taegu Korea. Final duty station - Ft. Hood Texas- SP5 rank.Currently living in the Willis Texas area and belong to the Willis American Legion and a member of their Honor Guard. We do a lot of military funerals around the greater Houston area.
Class of 1972
Army, 3 Years
Three years active duty 73-75. One year Taegu Korea. Final duty station - Ft. Hood Texas- SP5 rank.Currently living in the Willis Texas area and belong to the Willis American Legion and a member of their Honor Guard. We do a lot of military funerals around the greater Houston area.
Thomas (Jeff) Barr
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
US Army Engineers state side Camp Walters, Mineral Wells, Texas. Served one year Cam Raun Bay Vietnam. operated equipment for crushing rock to build port and air strip. Priviledged for last three months to work with vietnamese crew of 11 men and 26 women clearing brush from mountain sharing culture learning to communicate & developing understanding of why we were there. Will share pictures when transfered to CD.
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
US Army Engineers state side Camp Walters, Mineral Wells, Texas. Served one year Cam Raun Bay Vietnam. operated equipment for crushing rock to build port and air strip. Priviledged for last three months to work with vietnamese crew of 11 men and 26 women clearing brush from mountain sharing culture learning to communicate & developing understanding of why we were there. Will share pictures when transfered to CD.
Tom Crump
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Joined the Corp right after High School. It was a hell of an experience
Class of 1959
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Joined the Corp right after High School. It was a hell of an experience
Woody Baldridge
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Sonarman aboard an old WWII Destroyer. Made two cruises to the far east.
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Sonarman aboard an old WWII Destroyer. Made two cruises to the far east.
Woody Baldridge
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard the destroyer USS Gregory as a Sonarman.
Class of 1959
Navy, 4 Years
Served aboard the destroyer USS Gregory as a Sonarman.
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Our Sam Houston 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 Sam Houston High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Houston are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!