Avondale High School Alumni
Auburn Hills, Michigan (MI)
Recent Members
| Abhijai Singh | 2021 |
| Angela Nelson | 1998 |
| Donna Grimsley | 1984 |
| Gerald Gerald S Smith | 1988 |
| Karen Hendry | 1981 |
| Louis Velaga | 1973 |
| Ryan Darovitz | 2021 |
| Tiana Acree | 2024 |
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
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Honored Military Alumni
Billy L Jamerson
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served from 1969 to 1989 as a Aircaft Mechanice Supervisor retired as E-7
Class of 1968
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served from 1969 to 1989 as a Aircaft Mechanice Supervisor retired as E-7
Dave Sheldon
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
Anti Submarine Warfare Sonar Technician USS Wainwright DLG28 Out Of Charleston South Carolina
Class of 1971
Navy, 4 Years
Anti Submarine Warfare Sonar Technician USS Wainwright DLG28 Out Of Charleston South Carolina
Floyd Schwerin
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired U.S. Navy
Served in.......Yokosuka Japan; Pensacola, FL; Norfolk, VA; San Diego, CA; Virginia Beach, VA
Class of 1982
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired U.S. Navy
Served in.......Yokosuka Japan; Pensacola, FL; Norfolk, VA; San Diego, CA; Virginia Beach, VA
Gary Nicks
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Cpl. and a squard leader in a rifle company. 2nd Battalion 4th Marine regiment 3rd Marine Divison.
Class of 1970
Marine Corps, 2 Years
Cpl. and a squard leader in a rifle company. 2nd Battalion 4th Marine regiment 3rd Marine Divison.
Gary Sipperley
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted; Ft. Ord, CA and Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam; Social Work Specialist (91G); VERY, VERY lucky!
Class of 1965
Army, 2 Years
Drafted; Ft. Ord, CA and Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam; Social Work Specialist (91G); VERY, VERY lucky!
James (jim) Klein
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
Retired CW3 Aerial delivery tech 5th SF group
82 abn div, XVIII abn corps
Class of 1966
Army, 20+ Years
Retired CW3 Aerial delivery tech 5th SF group
82 abn div, XVIII abn corps
John F Kukuk
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Served in the 25th infantry 1968-1970 Spent a year in Vietnam and Cambodia 1969
Class of 1967
Army, 2 Years
Served in the 25th infantry 1968-1970 Spent a year in Vietnam and Cambodia 1969
John S. Williford
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Fire Control Weapons Technician on the USS Barb SSN-596 Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine out of Pearl Harbor, HI
Class of 1970
Navy, 6 Years
Fire Control Weapons Technician on the USS Barb SSN-596 Nuclear Fast Attack Submarine out of Pearl Harbor, HI
Joseph Gauthier
Class of 1985
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired in 2007 as a Gas Turbine Maintenance Mechanic First Class.
Class of 1985
Navy, 20+ Years
Retired in 2007 as a Gas Turbine Maintenance Mechanic First Class.
Ken VanHooser
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Camp Pendleton,1st Mar Div, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines,Weapons Company
Class of 1977
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Camp Pendleton,1st Mar Div, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines,Weapons Company
Kenneth Abbott
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
Jet Mechanic and P-3 Flight Engineer, Pax River, MD and Brunswick, MD
Class of 1965
Navy, 4 Years
Jet Mechanic and P-3 Flight Engineer, Pax River, MD and Brunswick, MD
Larry Falk
Class of 1963
Navy, 6 Years
spent 4 years serving in the Atlantic Fleet spending time in Europe 5 diffent times, then served 2 year inactive. Discharged 1969
Class of 1963
Navy, 6 Years
spent 4 years serving in the Atlantic Fleet spending time in Europe 5 diffent times, then served 2 year inactive. Discharged 1969
Larry Falk
Class of 1963
Navy, 6 Years
Joined the Navy in Aug 1963 - Discharged Aug 1969. Served at San Diego CA, Great Lakes IL and Newport RI .. for the majority of the time was deployed to the Med where I visited France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Sicily.
Class of 1963
Navy, 6 Years
Joined the Navy in Aug 1963 - Discharged Aug 1969. Served at San Diego CA, Great Lakes IL and Newport RI .. for the majority of the time was deployed to the Med where I visited France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Sicily.
martha (marti) cutcher mcdaniel
Class of 1973
Army, 18 Years
Joined the US Army Reserves in 1988. Completed enlisted basic training at Fort Jackson, SC in 1988
Earned combat veteran status after serving during Gulf War in Saudi Arabia in 1991. Received a direct commission into the Army Nurse Corps in 1999 as a First Lieutenant. I am now serving on active duty at Fort Benning, GA "Home of the Infantry." I serve as an 66H8A at Martin Army Community Hospital in the emergency room.
Class of 1973
Army, 18 Years
Joined the US Army Reserves in 1988. Completed enlisted basic training at Fort Jackson, SC in 1988
Earned combat veteran status after serving during Gulf War in Saudi Arabia in 1991. Received a direct commission into the Army Nurse Corps in 1999 as a First Lieutenant. I am now serving on active duty at Fort Benning, GA "Home of the Infantry." I serve as an 66H8A at Martin Army Community Hospital in the emergency room.
Merrill D. (Rod) Rodman
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted Hospital Corpsman 1966. Served in Viet Nam 1971. Retired Lieutenant Commander 1986.
Class of 1966
Navy, 20+ Years
Enlisted Hospital Corpsman 1966. Served in Viet Nam 1971. Retired Lieutenant Commander 1986.
Michael Holland
Class of 1987
Navy, 4 Years
On Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
Fire Marshal
Class of 1987
Navy, 4 Years
On Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy CV-67
Fire Marshal
Ritchie Garrett
Class of 1984
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman 2nd Class Petty Officer Ritchie Garrett. Responsibilities included, reading and sending ship to ship and ship to shore messages ranging from unclassified to top secret. Also responsible for decrypting the incoming and encrypting the outgoing messages.
Class of 1984
Navy, 4 Years
Radioman 2nd Class Petty Officer Ritchie Garrett. Responsibilities included, reading and sending ship to ship and ship to shore messages ranging from unclassified to top secret. Also responsible for decrypting the incoming and encrypting the outgoing messages.
Ritchue Garrett
Class of 1984
Navy, 3 Years
Radioman 2nd class petty Officer. Top Secret Clearance. Responsible for encrypting and decrypting incoming & outgoing messages from ship to ship and ship to shore.
Class of 1984
Navy, 3 Years
Radioman 2nd class petty Officer. Top Secret Clearance. Responsible for encrypting and decrypting incoming & outgoing messages from ship to ship and ship to shore.
Samuel D. Meadows
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 8 Years
8 Years in USMC, now 6 years in Michigan Army National Guard. 1 Tour in Iraq.
Class of 1984
Marine Corps, 8 Years
8 Years in USMC, now 6 years in Michigan Army National Guard. 1 Tour in Iraq.
Stephen Sutherland
Class of 1971
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served from 72-75 Stationed in California during Nam,
Class of 1971
Marine Corps, 3 Years
Served from 72-75 Stationed in California during Nam,
Wade Spurlin
Class of 1979
Army, 4 Years
Basic training at Ft. Dix... OCS at Ft. Benning... Atomic Demo unit Ft. Hood, TX.
Class of 1979
Army, 4 Years
Basic training at Ft. Dix... OCS at Ft. Benning... Atomic Demo unit Ft. Hood, TX.
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Our Avondale 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 Avondale High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Auburn Hills are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!