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Veterans
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In Tribute To Our Heroes
To our classmates who have served or are serving in the United States Military.
To our fathers and grandfathers who served before them.
To those who serve the public as firefighters, police officers, or civic officials.
Thank you for your sacrifices and service.
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Thanks to all who serve or have served.
Here is a short tribute to my uncle Floyd Molandes who gave his life in service to his country on Nov. 11, 1944.
His brother, my Uncle Joe, also served during WWII, made it through the war, only to die of cancer in 1950.
Thank you, Uncle Floyd and Uncle Joe.
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Allen Patton -- United States Navy, Retired
Daniel Tutt -- United States Air Force
Don Graham -- United States Army 101st and 82nd Airborne, Paratrooper
Joe Eason -- United States Air Force
Marion Keggler -- United States Marine Corps, Vietnam
Kendrick Deckard -- United States Marine Corps, Vietnam
Terry Ray -- United States Navy
Shirley Johnson Williams -- United States Air Force, Retired 1997
Tony Tillman -- United States Army
Garry Moynihan -- United States Navy, 1974-1978, and Navy Reserve
Nick Palafox -- United States Air Force, 1974-1978
John Stewart -- United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, 1974-1978
Thomas Berry -- United States Air Force, 1974-1978
Mike Precella -- United States Air Force, Retired 2006
Michael Craig Gay -- United States Navy, Retired 2003
John Folsom -- United States Army
Ricky Ivy -- Firefighter, City of Nacogdoches
David Grimes -- Volunteer Firefighter/EMS
Charles 'Randy' Pollock -- USAF
David Wiggins -- Volunteer Firefighter
Marcus Casper -- Volunteer Firefighter
Mike Faulkner -- Firefighter/Paramedic, City of Longview
Bob Killingsworth -- United States Navy, Retired
Police Detective, Nacogdoches Police Department
Debra Murdock Kerss (deceased) -- Nacogdoces Police Department, Retired
Danny Beavers (deceased) -- SFA University Police, Volunteer Central Heights Fire Department
Clara Ward Flores (deceased) -- United States Army
County Auditor, Nacogdoches County
Loretta Rice Cammack -- District Clerk, Nacogdoches County
Jody Pevey Perroni -- City Councilwoman
Randy Johnson -- City Councilman -- Nacogdoches
Roy Blake -- Mayor, City of Nacogdoches
Texas State Senate
Thomas Kerss -- Sheriff, Nacogdoches County, husband of Debra Murdock Kerss
Denise Baublet -- Treasurer, Nacogdoches County, wife of Mark Baublet
David Slone -- United States Navy, husband of Ava Lovell Slone
Tom Sitton (deceased) -- Nacogdoches CO Sheriff's Deputy--killed in the line of duty, brother of Pam Sitton Latham
Our Parents and Other Relatives
T. C. Dobbs Jr. -- United States Navy, WWII, Pacific, USS Hutchins, Electricians Mate 2nd Class --
father of Jan Dobbs Barton
Harold E Bunch -- United States Navy, WWII -- father of Carol Bunch
Wayne Anderson Mack -- United States Air Force, WWII -- father of Linda Mack Christian
John Hamilton -- United States Navy/Army Reserves, WWII Pacific Theater -- father of Barbara Hamilton Goostree
Warren Brown -- United States Navy, WWII -- father of Marilou Brown Smith
John Brown -- United States Navy, WWII -- uncle of Marilou Brown Smith
Neil Williams -- United States Air Force -- 1998 - 2008, son of Nelda Frederick
Wesley Williams -- United States Air Force -- currently serving -- son of Nelda Frederick
Andrew Crager -- United States Army -- 2002 - 2008 -- son-in-law of Nelda Frederick
Children of Shirley Johnson Williams -- currently serving US Army
Alex Precella -- USAF -- son of Mike Precella
Evan Smith -- USAF -- son of Janie Evans Smith
Justin Rogers -- Firefighter, Nacogdoches Fire Department -- son of Donna Alders Rogers
Jason Russell -- Firefighter, Nacogdoches Fire Department -- nephew of Clem Russell
Floyd Molandes -- United States Army, WWII, Germany, KIA Nov 11, 1944 -- his body was the first returned to East TX following the end of the war Nov 1947 -- uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Joe Molandes -- United States Army, WWII, remained stateside as a medic, died in 1950 from lung cancer, uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Floyd Edward Miller -- United States Army, Vietnam, Sp 4, Wounded 3 times, the last left him a paraplegic -- died Jan 30, 2008 -- cousin of Jan Dobbs Barton
Robert Molandes -- United States Army, WWII, Phillipines -- in 2007 at age 92 was the oldest living WWII veteran in Nacogdoches CO, died Oct 2008 -- great-uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Jesse Molandes -- United States Army, WWII -- great-uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Grady Molandes -- United States Navy Seal, Vietnam -- cousin of Jan Dobbs Barton
Kenny Molandes -- United States Army, Vietnam -- cousin of Jan Dobbs Barton
Philip Arriola -- United States Army, WWII -- cousin of Jan Dobbs Barton
Dan Miller -- United States Army, Vietnam remained stateside -- cousin of Jan Dobbs Barton
Frankie Chireno -- United States Army, WWII -- great-uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Tommy Chireno -- United States Army, WWII -- great-uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Philip Heady -- United States Army, WWII, NASA retired -- cousin of Jan Dobbs Barton
Bill Miller -- United States Army, WWII -- uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Dave Trautwein -- United States Marines, Korea -- uncle of Jan Dobbs Barton
Scotty Rago -- United States Navy, joined 2007, grandson of Robert Molandes and nephew of Grady Molandes -- cousin of Jan Dobbs Barton
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