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These special alumni perished in service to their neighbors and countrymen while serving in the military of the US or as public safety workers. Honors are presented alphabetically by surname.
- Roger Allen Boomsma, Class of 1967
- PFC, US Marines. March 24, 1949 -- April 13, 1968. Roger was a varsity football player at TCHS, who volunteered for USMC. Reported by Kathy Healy '71.
- After The Virtual Wall: Roger Allen Boomsma was born on March 24, 1949 and joined the Armed Forces while in Arcadia, CA. He served as a 0311 in the Marine Corps. In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of PFC/E2. On April 13, 1968, at the age of 19, Roger Allen Boomsma perished in the service of his country in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.
- Lee Thomas Hamman, Class of 1965
- Lee Thomas Hamman, was killed in Viet Nam, March 19, 1969. Lee, then a US Navy hospital corpsman, was serving with Delta Co., 1st Bn., 5th Marine Div. During patrol, a marine had been wounded, and when Lee went to his aid he was killed by enemy fire. Lee was born November 20, 1947. -Compiled from reports of US Navy records and The Virtual Wall, and by Steven Moran '66, who wrote "Lee had served his time in the bush (field) but volunteered to return (six months in the field and six months in a field hospital was generally a corpsman's tour). I can believe this of Lee; I'm proud to have known him since we were small children, I spent many hours at the Temple City Church of Christ with Lee and our other friends."
- Douglas Alan Ross, Class of 1966
- SGT US Army. September 10, 1948 -- January 22, 1969.
- After The Virtual Wall: Douglas Alan Ross was born on September 10, 1948 and joined the Armed Forces while in Temple City, CA. He served as a 05B20 in the Army. In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of SGT/E4. Douglas Alan Ross. Sgt. Ross was listed as Missing in Action from 1969 until his remains were identified and returned in 1998.
- Update from Stephen Dorsi '64, 7/14/02: Douglas Alan Ross would have graduated in the class of '66 if he had continued at TCHS. He is in my 1964 yearbook as a sophomore, and 1963 as a freshman.
- See also: KIA January 22, 1969; MIA until identified and returned in 1998. (Info: DOD.)
- Craig Ray Schoenbaum, Class of 1964
- Corporal, US Army. December 3, 1945 -- June 9, 1967. Reported by Stephen Dorsi '64.
- After The Virtual Wall: Craig Ray Schoenbaum joined the Armed Forces from Arcadia, CA. He served as a 57F20 in the Army. In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of SP4/E4. On June 9, 1967, at the age of 21, Craig Ray Schoenbaum perished in the service of his country in South Vietnam.
- From Stephen Dorsi's commentary on The Virtual Wall: "Craig was a drummer -- a winner of many competitions -- a talent above the very best. (He played at the Cinnamon Cinder.) The world of entertainment lost a legend before he had enough time to shine. Craig was respectful. I will never forget the time that he stood up from his drum stool in the middle of an assembly performance to applaud a solo by another drummer -- while most of us watching were dazzled by the superiority of Craig's ability over that of his fellow drummer." (See other comments on that site.)
- Gerald Cain Stelle, Class of 1963
- SGT, US Marines. January 17, 1946 -- June 13, 1967.
- From The Virtual Wall: Gerald Cain Stelle was born on January 17, 1946 and joined the Armed Forces while in TEMPLE CITY, CA. He served as a 0311 in the Marine Corps. In 2 years of service, he attained the rank of SGT/E5. On June 13, 1967, at the age of 21, Gerald Cain Stelle perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Quang Nam.
- Michael Cory Volheim, Class of 1966
- SP4/E4 US Army. November 8, 1948 -- May 29, 1969.
- After The Virtual Wall:Michael Cory Volheim was born on November 8, 1948 and joined the Armed Forces while in Hayward, CA. He served as a 11B20 in the Army, Battalion 6, Regiment 31.Ê In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of SP4/E4. On May 29, 1969, at the age of 20, Michael Cory Volheim perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Long An.
- From Mike Hayes '66: After Michael Volheim graduated from TCHS, ... [he joined] in the Army, went to Vietnam, where he was killed in action in 69. He's probably the only TCHS grad to ever make the cover of Life magazine. In that particular edition, Life published the pictures of all 500+ Americans to die in Vietnam [during] the preceeding week. Michael's formal Army portrait was the cover of the magazine because he was the first fatality of that week. I walked into the [military police] company Day Room, where I came across the magazine with Michael's face looking at me from the cover [and had] instant recognition of Michael and what had happened to him.
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Research Notes
Also from TC and KIA/VN. Are they TCHS students/grads?
- Samuel Don Danna
- PVT, US Army
- Margaret May '62: Sandy Danna was a lovely young man who went to Mark Keppel High. I worked with him in about 1964 in San Gabriel. He happily went off to war when his number was called... I got two different stories of how he died: first, that he had stepped on a mine,later, that he died by small-arms fire. He did live in Temple City when I knew him; We used to ride to work together.
- Paul Bruce Severloh
- PFC US Army. June 21, 1947 -- January 28, 1968.
- Donna Georgino wrote on Oct. 14, 2004, to say "Paul Severloh lived in Temple City but graduated from Rosemead High School." We appreciate the update.
Begun April 1, 2002; R. Clark.
Revised, May 9, 2007; R. Clark
The honor roll is presented alphabetically. TCHS Alumni News welcomes stories about the honorees. Please tell us whom else we should add to this list. The honoree should meet the description at the top of the page. If a web site exists elsewhere in honor of the person, please send us the URL. All submissions are subject to verification. Also, if you find that one of our links has expired or moved, please notify us, and together perhaps we can track down the new information source.
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 Whenever we are notified of the deaths of alumni, former teachers or friends of TCHS, we (1) add them to (or update) their respective classes and categories in the directory; (2) post a brief notice in the News; (3) either block email or redirect it to the next of kin; (4) add a notice here (automatically from the News). Before you suggest a name, please check the respective class list; deceased persons are marked by a small US flag at half-mast. When suggesting a name, please indicate the person's class year, or tell us how they were otherwise associated with TCHS.
We welcome biographies, which may be accompanied by up to three digital photos.
Please send notices to the editor. The most recent notices we have received appear below.
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Update
Kathy Keithley '78 reports that Dennis Reynolds of that class passed away on February 1. A funeral is scheduled for February 11. We will add more details as we receive them.
Robert Sanderson sent a link regarding the funeral, "The Visitation Hours (Viewing) for Dennis (at Forest Lawn) have now been scheduled for 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Friday, 2/11. The service will then start at 2:00 P.M."
Robert also sent a copy of Dennis' resume, which we have added to Dennis' profile under Biography.
Mary Thuen of the class of 1967 passed away in June. Her obituary appears on her profile page, courtesy of the family.
Jacque Cohen, teacher and counselor at TCHS, died in February, 2008 of cancer. He served as counselor for the classes of 1960 and 1964. In 1962 he left TCHS to serve as vice-principal and then principal in South Pasadena.
A third generation Californian, he was born in San Francisco in 1924 and moved to the Central Valley in 1934. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Cadet Program, and earned his flight wings in 1944. He married his high-school sweetheart, Nelda Stratton, that same day. He served as a naval aviator through the remainder of World War II in the Ferry Command and on the island of Okinawa. He received his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara (then Sta. Barbara State College).
In addition to his duties as teacher, counselor, and administrator, he served the State of California Department of Education as a mediator in the Special Education Program. He also remained active in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, retiring in 1972 as Colonel, USMC Reserve. Mr. Cohen was also active in the Rotary Club, and was an active volunteer at the Pacific Coast Air Museum and proud member of the California Pioneer Society. He is survived by four daughters, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
(Adapted from Class of '64 website. Apologies for late notice. RC)
Tim Pirrie of the Class of 1961 passed away on Thanksgiving Day 2009. Tim was a tool and die maker by trade, and he and his wife Judy loved to travel.
Tim is survived by his wife Judy Million from the class of 1960 and two daughters, Debbie Silver and Jennifer Casey and three grandchildren, Randy, 25, Ashley, 20, and Ellis, 9 years old. Tim and Judy married in 1961 while he was in the Navy. After he was discharged they moved back to Temple City where they lived and raised their two daughters. In January, 1999, they moved to Independence, MO, to retire and be with their daughters and their grandchildren who had already moved to Independence.
He died from a heart attack that was caused by the Scleroderma with which he had just been diagnosed. He was in the hospital for testing of his lungs and was to have gone home the next day.
The passing of Susan (Wooster) Morris, class of 1961, has been reported by several members. She died May 4 of 2009. She is survived by her four children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Robert E. (Bob) Reseigne's death in January 2010 has been reported by Walt Strangman. Reseigne was a well known member of several athletic teams at TCHS and played college football at Citrus College and UCLA before embarking on a career in the insulation business. He is survived by a daughter and a son and two grandchildren.
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