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List of Tamalpais High School people
Named references for this list
 * Stump

Notable alumni and students
Add [John Collier (anthoplogist)]

The following people graduated from or attended Tam. Each has been the subject of substantial coverage in reliable media; won a notable award or honor (or was nominated multiple times); made a widely recognized contribution in his or her specific field; has competed at the fully professional level or highest amateur level of a sport; has had significant roles in multiple commercially produced or significant films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions; served in elective office or as a judge; or was remembered for extraordinary achievements or contributions while at Tam. The year shown is the year of graduation for the class that they entered with, unless they are known to have graduated with or identify with a different class.

China Kantner 1989? – actress
 * William L. Patterson 1911 – attorney; civil rights pioneer
 * Lucien A. Marsh 1915^ – businessman; owner of G.T. Marsh and Company, founded Marsh's of California jewelers in 1940, and developer in downtown Stinson Beach in the 1960s
 * Lucy W. Marsh Wyckoff 1916^ – businesswoman; manager of G.T. Marsh and Company's store, Marsh’s Art and Antiques, in Monterey
 * Lytton Plummer Barber 1917^ – first Mill Valley resident to die in military service
 * Samuel Whittier Gardiner 1919^(September 28, 1902, Larkspur–September 1, 2003) 1919‡ – attorney, Judge of the Superior Court, 1964– ; centennarian
 * Tomlinson I. "Tim" Moseley 1919*^ (November 30, 1902–May 14, 1997, Atherton) – inventor; founder of Dalmo Victor; owner of Carolands
 * Roger Kent c. 1923 – attorney; general counsel, U.S. Department of Defense, 1952–1953; Democratic Party campaign manager and State chair
 * Eve Arden (Eunice Quedens) 1926*^ – actress (Our Miss Brooks, Grease)
 * Freddy Nagel 1926* – saxophonist, big band leader
 * Antonio "Tony" Freitas c. 1926 – pitcher MLB, Philadelphia Athletics & Cinncinnati Reds)
 * Gregor Duncan c. 1928 – artist; WWII casualty
 * Oliver J. Granucci 1930*^ – athletic star in high school; led Tam to State baseball championships in 1928 and 1929 NOTE: 1929 championship was probably for California American Legion won by the Mill Valley team. ; Tam won NCS in 28 and 29
 * John Collier, Jr. 1931^ – photographer, visual anthropologist
 * Charley Wensloff c. 1933 – baseball player
 * Sam Chapman 1934‡^ – athlete (high school & college all star, California Golden Bears; Philadelphia Athletics & Cleveland Indians)
 * Stanley J. Fontez 1935*^ (May 12, 1918–June 22, 2006, Grass Valley) – Marin County Treasurer-Tax Collector, 1962–1978
 * George C. Cory, Jr. 1937†^ (August 3, 1920–April 11, 1978, San Francisco) – Composer (I Left My Heart in San Francisco)
 * Robert Miller 1937‡^ – a runner at Tam, Miller was the first to cross the Golden Gate Bridge on its opening day, May 27, 1937
 * William P. "Bill" Rus, Jr. 1938*^ (1920–January 25, 2007, age 86) – construction engineer, Palo Alto City Councilmember, sailer
 * Arthur W. Fontes 1939†^ (1921–1945) – star athlete, with all-league honors in football and batting records in baseball, resulting in recruiting effort by the Brooklyn Dodgers; served in the US Navy in the Marianas Islands for 22 months; died in flight training near Chicago ; in 1954, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars dedicated the flag pole in Mill Valley's Boyle Park to Fontes
 * Richard H. Dillon 1941‡^ – historian & Sutro Librarian emeritus, California State Library
 * Jack M. Flagerman 1941‡^ – (March 27, 1922, San Francisco–June 12, 2005, Rohnert Park) athlete (1946 center for the Los Angeles Dons of the AAFC)
 * Roy Farrington Jones 1942 – Realtor, appraiser, Mayor of Ross, local and California historian
 * Robert Roumiguiere 1943‡^ – Marin County Board of Supervisors, 1972–1994
 * Art Schallock 1943 – MLB pitcher: Yankees (1953 World Series), Orioles 1974 IJ bio
 * Beth MacVicar Ashley‡^ – journalist; Marin Women's Hall of Fame ; attended Tam most of her junior year, in 1942 and 1943, before early admission to Stanford
 * Pat Paulsen 1945†^ – statesman; comic (Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)
 * Joe DeMaestri 1946‡ – MLB shortstop: A's, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Yankees, 1957 All Star, 1960 World Series
 * Anton Szandor LaVey (Howard Stanton Levey) ~1947 – founder of Church of Satan
 * Karl Olson 1948*^ – MLB outfielder: Red Sox, Senators, Tigers
 * Glen Robinson 1950‡^ – 1st black U.S. Marshall to head California office
 * Matt Hazeltine 1951†^ – athlete (linebacker, NFL San Francisco 49ers, 1963 & 1965 Pro Bowls)
 * Delia Meulenkamp 1951^ – athlete (world record setting Olympic swimmer)
 * Dan Caldwell 1952‡^ – actor; drama teacher (Daniel Caldwell Performing Arts Center opened in 2006 at Tam High)
 * Pete Gross 1954^ – sports announcer
 * John L. Wasserman 1955† – entertainment critic and columnist with the San Francisco Chronicle from 1964 until his death in 1979; he referred to "the Frats and the Hoods" at Tam in his review of Grease (Film)
 * Willie Hector 1957‡ – athlete (University of the Pacific Hall of Fame, NFL Los Angeles Rams)
 * Nat Johnson 1957^ – Nathaniel William Johnson - Bass Player/Vocalist
 * Aidan A. Kelly 1957 – academic, poet and influential Neopagan
 * Rob Nilsson 1957‡ – actor; filmwriter & director, 9 @ Night Films (On the Edge; first American director to win both the Prix de la Caméra d'Or (Best First Film) at Cannes (for Northern Lights in 1979) and the Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival (in 1988 for Heat and Sunlight))
 * Michael Leibert 1959^ – actor-director; founder, Berkeley Repertory Theatre
 * Carl Endicott Edwards Webber 1959^ – playwright https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_van_Webber translated
 * Lyn Elder 1961‡ – musician, luthier
 * Hans Halberstadt 1961 – papers; [file:///C:/Users/hlaca/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/2018-05-17%20Historical%20Heritage%20Commission%20-%20Full%20Agenda-8998%20(1).pdf spouse bio]
 * Sally Champlin 1962 – actress and singer
 * Elmer Collett 1962‡ – athlete (lineman, NFL San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts)
 * Mark McDermand c. 1962 – dropped out during his sophomore year in 1960; murdered his mother, Helen, and his brother, Edwin G. McDermand (Tam 1958^), in 1980; briefly suspected of being the Trailside Killer; the jury convicted him for the murder of his mother and brother and recommended the death sentence, but the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment by the trial judge
 * Vicki & Judy Denterlein (The Denton Twins) 1963‡ – models and ice skaters (Ice Follies)
 * George Duke 1963 – jazz pianist
 * Charlie Kelly 1963‡ – roadie (Sons of Champlin); Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
 * Rob Moitoza 1963‡ – musician (The Opposite Six)
 * Goldie Rush (Carole McLaughlin) 1963‡ – rock impressario (Grateful Dead)
 * John Cipollina 1964* – musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
 * Bill Champlin 1965* – musician (The Opposite Six, Sons of Champlin, Chicago)
 * John Elder 1965‡ – writer, professor of English & environmentalism, Middlebury College; 2005 Guggenheim Fellowship
 * Honor Jackson 1966‡ – athlete (University of the Pacific Hall of Fame, NFL Dallas Cowboys)
 * Dave Schallock 1966^ – musician
 * Charlie Cunningham 1967* – mountain bike pioneer (Mountain Bike Hall of Fame first year inductee, 1988)
 * Jeffrey Stott 1967* – asst/exec producer (Seinfeld, Alex and Emma, The American President)
 * Steve Bajor 1968 – festival and event producer, owner of Team PRO Event; 2009 Milley winner ; drummer with Wet Nurse in the late 1970s
 * Bill Gibson 1968* – musician (drummer for Huey Lewis and the News)
 * Peter Laufer 1968 – journalist, broadcaster, documentary filmmaker
 * John Anthony Lennon 1968* – composer
 * Janet Lee Carey 1970s [1972?] – Author of young adult novels [need cites]
 * Larry Lee Holman 1970‡ – Musician (Old Gray Zipper)
 * Toby Byron 1971* – documentary producer/director/writer
 * Michael Goldberg 1971‡ – music journalist, Rolling Stone, founded Addicted to Noise online magazine and Neumu.net
 * Sean Hopper 1971‡ – musician - (Clover, Huey Lewis and the News)
 * Tom Killion (artist) 1971‡ – artist, woodcut and lino prints, handprinted books
 * Ben "King" Perkoff 1971* – musician (Mike Bloomfield, the Novato Frank Band)
 * Joe Breeze 1972‡ – mountain bike inventor (Mountain Bike Hall of Fame 1988, founder of Breezer Bikes)
 * Mario Cipollina 1972* – musician (Copperhead, Soundhole, Huey Lewis and the News, Terry and the Pirates)
 * Kathleen Quinlan 1972‡ – actress (American Graffiti, Apollo 13, Oliver Stone's The Doors, Breach)
 * Jennifer R. Anderson (May 3, 1957–December 16, 2011) 1975^ – musician; performed as Jennifer Miro with The Nuns; fetish model Maitresse Jennifer
 * Karlene Crockett 1976‡ – actress (Dallas)
 * Cassandra Webb (Cassandra Politzer) 1976‡ - actress (Starship, Sons and Daughters)
 * Birgit Wiegandt O'Connor 1976‡ – watercolor artist
 * Merritt Butrick 1977* – actor (Square Pegs; Kirk's son, David Marcus (Star Trek))
 * Peter Shor 1977‡ – mathematician, MIT; MacArthur Fellow
 * Patti Weiss 1977‡ – bluegrass musician, neuropsychologist
 * Signy Coleman 1978‡ – model, actress (The Young and the Restless, Guiding Light)
 * Alex Horvath 1979* – journalist
 * Ann Killion 1979‡ – sports columnist, San Jose Mercury News
 * Bryan Price 1980‡ – pitcher drafted by (California Angels), MLB Pitching Coach (Arizona Diamondbacks)
 * Adam Steltzner 1981‡ – NASA engineer at JPL; phase lead and development manager for EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) of the Curiosity rover lander, which successfully landed on Mars on August 5, 2012
 * Marc Smirnoff c. 1981 – founding editor of the Oxford American; editor of the Tam News when he dropped out
 * Martha Mendoza 1983 – AP reporter; shared Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism in 2000 for the No Gun Ri story
 * Steve Scherf 1983* – software developer; co-founder of internet music firm Gracenote, formerly known as CDDB
 * Cintra Wilson 1984 – writer
 * Montgomery McFate 1985 – anthropologist and "Human Terrain" specialist for the US military
 * Brian Murphy 1985* – radio personality, KNBR, (San Francisco)
 * Courtney Thorne-Smith 1985* – actress (Melrose Place, Ally McBeal, According to Jim)
 * Justin Kreutzmann documentary filmmaker (Grateful Dead, The Who)
 * Amanda Marshall 1987 – United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
 * Chris Chaney 1988* – musician (Jane's Addiction, The Panic Channel)
 * Paul D. Tompkins 1988 – NASA consultant and lead flight director for the LCROSS project
 * Romeo Bandison 1989* – NFL (Cleveland Browns; Washington Redskins); NCAA football coach (Colorado Buffaloes)
 * Tupac Shakur 1989 – rapper, actor
 * Snatam Kaur c. 1990 – musician
 * Jason R. Houston 1994‡ – actor, producer
 * Nyjer Morgan c. 1997 - MLB outfielider (Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers)
 * Sarah Austin 2004 - web journalist
 * Beth Behrs 2004^ - actress
 * Monica Barbaro 2007 - actress
 * Charlotte Palmer 2008 – captain of the Marin Rowing Association Womens Varsity 8+ boat, which won the 2008 High School National Championship on June 15, 2008, in Harsha Lake, near Cincinnati, Ohio
 * Mayumi Tsuchida 2009 – pianist (The Piano Sisters, Luna Trio)
 * Bridgit Mendler 2010 – actor

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* Alumni listed in the 2002 Alumni Directory, address unconfirmed † Alumni listed as "reported deceased" in the 2002 Alumni Directory ‡ Alumni listed in the Biographical Section of the 2002 Alumni Directory ^ Alumni listed in Tamalpais High School Alumni: Today 2007

Tam people associated with national service
The following lists are for students, faculty, and other people of Tamalpais High School who were fatalities of any wars or similar military actions since the school was established in 1908; who received a notable award from any military service; who achieved the rank of company or wing commander, ship's captain, or equivalent; or who has been noted for anything of significance during national service.

VA Pension: Eligible Wartime Periods - As of 2018, these are the eligible dates for war pensions: Under current law, VA recognizes the following wartime periods to determine eligibility for VA Pension benefits:
 * Mexican Border Period (May 9, 1916 – April 5, 1917 for Veterans who served in Mexico, on its borders, or adjacent waters)
 * World War I (April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918)
 * World War II (December 7, 1941 – December 31, 1946)
 * Korean conflict (June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955)
 * Vietnam era (February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975 for Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period; otherwise August 5, 1964 – May 7, 1975)
 * Gulf War (August 2, 1990 – through a future date to be set by law or Presidential Proclamation)

World War I
https://www.fold3.com/image/225907500?terms=lytton%20barber
 * Lytton Plummer Barber 1917 (c. 1899–December 1, 1917) – first Mill Valley resident to die in military service ; an athlete at Tam, Barber enlisted in the aviation service after graduation; he died of spinal meningitis at Camp Lewis, Washington 17 days after arriving; on Memorial Day, 1918, Lytton Square in downtown Mill Valley was named in his honor

World War II
Search resources: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations http://www.wwiimemorial.com/

The clock on Wood Hall's tower was funded in part by the Class of 1946 to honor the Tam alumni who died in World War II. The plaque was dedicated on December 7, 1948, with the following inscription: To the memory of those students of Tamalpais Union High School who gave their lives in the Second World War, we gratefully dedicate this tower clock

NAMES TO ADD?

Joseph Michael Conlon, Jr., Class of 1941? (see below; not in AD)

Raymond F. Jordan, Jr., Class of 1932 (Tam A.D.)

Allan Seaman, Class of 1935 (Tam A.D.)

David Wolfe, Class of ~1933? (see below; not in AD)

John Woll ? (see below; not in AD; may be typo for John Wolf)

TYPE OF CASUALTY: This is indicated by the symbol at the far right of each column. An individual who was killed in action, whether at the front or by enemy action in the rear areas, or if a prisoner of war, whether by air bombardment of his prison camp or by being shot while escaping, is designated "KIA". Persons who were wounded and later died are marked "DOW" - died of wounds. Those who suffered fatal battle INJURIES as opposed to WOUNDS, in combat or in combat areas, and died in a line-of-duty status, are designated "DOI" - died of injuries. Other line-of-duty deaths, such as from sickness, homicide, suicide or accidents outside combat areas (including training and maneuver deaths) are listed "DNB" - died, non-battle. Individuals who were determined to be dead under Public Law 490 are designed "FOD" - finding of death. Missing persons are marked with the single letter "M".

The 1945 PAI lists three people as Gold Star Servicemen who are not listed on the plaque on the clock tower: Allan Seaman (Class of 1935 in alumni directory); James Talbot (Charles J. Talbot, Class of 1937 in the alumni directory); and John Woll (not in directory).

Oakland Tribune, 14 Oct 1945, Sun, Page 19 Oakland Captive of Japanese Returns — Charles J. Talbot, Tamalpais High School Class of 1937, was listed in the 1945 PAI as James Talbot, a Gold Star Serviceman, before he was known to be alive in a POW camp; born 13 May 1919 in Wyoming; died 17 Sep 1980 in Santa Barbara CA; served in US Navy 1937-58; Seaman 1st Class in WWII; Chief Boatswain's Mate in Korea

Sausalito News, Number 11, 15 March 1945, p 1 ‘Mike’ Conlon Dies in Action Sgt. Michael Conlon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Conlon of Daly City and eldest grandson of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gunn, has been killed in action while serving as a gunner in the 75th Medium Bomber Squadron of the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific, according to a War Department telegram received this week by his parents. Michael was well known in Sausalito, having lived here often during his life. He attended grammar school in Sausalito and later went to Tamalpais High School, but graduated from the Burlingame High School after his family had moved there. He was prominent in Boy Scouting here, and after leaving for Burlingame he became an Eagle Scout. After having been in the service two years, he left for the Pacific last October. No further detail concerning his death have been received by the family. His father is an instructor at the Trade School in Daly City. One of his best friends from Sausalito was Ensign John Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams of Sausalito, who is a flier now stationed at a Pacific base. Rev. Lloyd Lox held a memorial service for “Mike” Conlon last Sunday following the regular service at Christ Church. 8/13/2018 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SN19450315.2.3 Draft Card: 29 Jun 1923, born 29 Jun 1923, Seattle, King County, WA Skip Lacaze  3:38AM, 13 August 2018

Michael Conlon, is not listed on Tam High's WWII memorial plaque. In the 1940 Census he was in Burlingame in 10th grade, so he would have been in the Tam Class of 1942 and he could have only been at Tam for 1.5 years, at most. Conlon, Joseph M. Jr., SN 19084649, SGT, KIA

Sausalito News, Number 47, 18 November 1948, p 6 Services Held For David Wolfe, Lost In Action Overseas In February of 1942 David Wolfe, a Tamalpais high school student of 15 years ago, was due to come home on a furlough from the Philippines to which he had been sent after enlistment at Fort McDowell, Angel Island. He didn't come home until the week ahead of Armistice Day. At least that was the day upon which private funeral services were held bv the Army at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland for the lad who had fallen victim to the Japanese in the ill-fated march of Bataan. The lad who enthused over Sausalito because the day he moved here the smelt were running and he so happily caught fish in Shelter Cove, had enlisted in the Army sometime ahead of hostilities. He was due to be home to see his mother, Mrs. Dorothy M. Wolfe, and brother, Philip, now Berkeley residents before long, he had written. But in the meantime, there was Pearl Harbor and all the actualities of War. His mother and father, Sidney J, Wolfe, had for years been corresponding with the Government to find out what had happened to the youth who was due to be home. No word came until at last his remains had been identified and sent home to be finally placed at rest. At the services, conducted by the Army for the immediate family, were the parents, brother and uncle, Frank B. Anderson, who paid silent tribute to the Tam High boy who had given his life for his country long before the wholesale sacrifices had begun. 3/16/2018 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SN19481118.2.106

Sausalito News, Volume 63, Number 49, 2 December 1948, p 6 TAM DOINGS By JOYCE WALDHAUS A program will be held in honor of those Tam graduates who gave their lives in the Second World War at about 11:00 A. M. in Mead Theater tomorrow. Parents and friends of the men who died during World War II are invited to attend the program with music by the Tamalpais orchestra, a solo, “The Lord’s Prayer,” by Jan Remington, and several speeches by veterans. Following this program the parents and friends will attend the dedication of the bronze plaque at the foot of the Clock Tower in Main Building where the flag will be raised from halfmast to full. Those men whose names appear on the bronze plaque are as follows. Edwin Ables, Robert Aanonsen, Arthur Argiewicz, John Barry, John Bell, Leslie Binns, William Butts, William Burgren, John Calhoun, Burdean Conser, Godfrey Constable, Robert Cooney, Richard Costa, Stephen Davison, Warren Dawes, Gregor Duncan, James Dupernell, Arthur Fontes. Alfred Francke, Charles Gianini, John Gilliland, Frank Gomez, Matts Gravender, Bruce Hack, Stanley Happersberger, Russell Jaggers, George Landrock, Jr., Harvey Long, Thomas Lydon, John Lynch, Thomas McDermott, Donald McDougall, Leighton McKenzie, Donald McKown. James McNutt, Lucien Marsh, Charles Mirata, Donald Mitchell, Russell Modin, Allen Moore, Arthur Pineo, Robert Poarche, Lawrence Proctor, John Rainey, Charles Ramsey, William Reeve, Joseph Roberts, Lloyd Sheppard, William Sousa, Edmund Tackle, Robert Von Staden, Donald Wattenbarger, Ogden Wheeler, John Wolf and Philip Wright. The name of Ray Jordan came in too late to be engraved on the bronze plaque. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SN19481202.2.108

Mill Valley Honor Roll, posted by the Rotary Club in Lytton Square, printed in the Mill Valley Record and reprinted in Mill Valley Historical Review, Spring 1987

WORLD WAR II, HONOR LIST OF DEAD AND MISSING ARMY AND ARMY AIR FORCES, PERSONNEL FROM CALIFORNIA, 1946 Marin County, California ARMY SERIAL NUMBER, GRADE & TYPE OF CASUALTY


 * Gregor Duncan c. 1928 – artist
 * Arthur W. Fontes 1939 (1921–1945) U.S. Navy; served in the Mariana Islands for 22 months; died in flight training near Chicago
 * William P. "Bill" Rus, Jr. 1938 (1920–2007) U.S. Army and combat engineer in the South Pacific, building airfields, sometimes under enemy fire; received three Bronze Star medals for combat during the New Guinea campaign, the Philippine liberation, and combat on Luzon, and was discharged as a battalion first sergeant in 1946

Korean War
List of Marin casualties and missing

List of 15 Marin fatalities, plus 3 missing through 12 Nov 1951 Albert Dale Levie, Woodacre, Tam class of c. 1948 KIA Richard E. Strider, Class of 1949 KIA Marine PFC Stanley C. Aitchison, Class of 1949, missing (survived )

James F. Low (1943) Korean War ace; Silver Star; Vietnam POW ,,,/45/],
 * 122 WINDWARD WAY, DAVENPORT, FL 33837 Phone: (863) 206-6784 Email: jlow3542@aol.com

Marine Corporal Albert Dale Levie, Woodacre, Tam class of c. 1948 (not in Alumni Directory) KIA August 18, 1950. 

MC YOUTH KILLED IN KOREAN WAR MARIN CITY —Mr. and Mrs. George Nettles of Marin City received word their son, 18-year-old private, Major James Nettles, had been killed in action in Korea, on March 24. Private Nettles enlisted in the Army last June after completing his freshman year at Tamalpais High school. He was transferred overseas last December, and served in the infantry. His sister, Bertha, 19, said he wrote his last letter home on March 20 and it was received here after his death. The letter stated that he had participated in a good deal of action and had been granted a leave in order to give him a rest. In a previous letter, his sister said, he wrote his family that he expected to come home next June. 

Richard E. Strider, Class of 1949, Private First Class Strider was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on September 13, 1951. [fold3 https://www.fold3.com/page/530046745_richard_earl_strider/stories/]

Vietnam War
Mill Valley Names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Name, Home, DOB, Service, Rank, Casualty Date, Location on the Wall
 * Earle Avon Drake, Mill Valley, b. Jan 23, 1938, Army - CAPT - O3, d. Aug 6, 1967, Panel 24E - Line 82 (attended Tam)
 * Ronald David Miles, Mill Valley, b. 1948-04-16, Marine Corps, PFC, d. Nov 26, 1966, Panel 12E - Row 122 (Tam 1966)
 * John Patrick Shannon, Jr, Mill Valley, b. 1948-07-24, Army, SP4, d. Sep 14, 1969, Panel 18W - Row 086 (Tam 1966)
 * Jeffrey Arthur Turner, Mill Valley, b. 1947-09-16, Army, PFC, d. Mar 11, 1968, Panel 44E - Row 022 (Tam 1965)
 * Charles F. Whitehead, Mill Valley, b. ,1925-10-18, Army, PFC E-3, d. Oct. 8, 1963, Panel 01E - Line 31

10/27/2014 thewall-usa.com


 * John M. “Irish” O'Neill (Tam 1967) died Oct 21, 1971, just after returning from Vietnam http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/mcobits/archive1/334.html
 * Stephen G. "Steve" Johnson (Tam 1967) Air Force, 1st Lt., died when his B52 crashed in flight training near Marquette, Mich, d. Apr 1, 1977
 * Peter Udseth served in Vietnam during the war. He died February 17, 1971, while in pilot training during the last month of his enlistment, while stationed at Fort Bliss, New Mexico.

Principals

 * 1908 – 1944	Ernest Everett Wood
 * 1944 – 1949	Willard H. Van Dyke (from Campbell; left for construction of Drake HS; Stump, p 83)
 * 1949 – 1953	Harry Russell (promoted from Vice Principal; switched to Principal of night and summer schools; Stump p 85)
 * 1953 – 1956	Kenneth Carnine (transferred to District as coord of Special Services; Stump, p 88)
 * 1956 – 1962	Richard L. "Dick" Campion (1921 – ) (from Marin County Schools; Stump, p 89)instituted swimming requirement for graduation
 * 1962 – 1969	Robert H. Prather (February 26, 1915–February 28, 1980) – taught at Tam 1944 – early 1950s; Class of 1932 (obit) (Greenwood, p 10)
 * 1969 – 1973	Raymond John Bell (April 29, 1927–May 19, 2006) (Greenwood, p 37), ,
 * 1972 – 1974 Lawrence E. Sheppard, "Educational Leader" (?) (Greenwood, p 37, 57), ,
 * 1974 – 1981	James Hanretty (Greenwood, pp. 46, 70) Obit clips:
 * 1982 – 1987	Theodore R. Mitchell (January 2, 1932–September 27, 1993) – taught at Tam 1956 – 1987 (Greenwood, p 56, 70)
 * 1987 – 1992	Barbara Galyen (Greenwood, p 57, 61)
 * 1992 – 1998	Frank Gold (Greenwood, p xii, 61, 87)
 * 1998 – 199x	Leigh Akins Pride and prejudice: Salon, Is Novato, Calif., a breeding ground for hatred -- or just like every other American suburb? FIONA MORGAN, 4/20/1999, 11/11/2013Salon, “The showdown at San Leandro High, June 1 1998, 11/11/2013Salon, Class warfare, IRA EISENBERG, 6/2/1998, 11/11/2013
 * 2000 – 2000	Janice M. Gonzalez (interim) (c 1954 – July 27, 2000, age 46)
 * 2001 – 2008	Chris Holleran LinkedIn Burlingame High selects new principal, Will Oremus, San Mateo Daily News, 05/09/2008, 11/11/2013
 * 2008 – 2013	Tom Drescher [resigned January 28, 2013] Pleasanton Weekly, June 14, 2013, New principal named for Amador Valley High School: Tom Drescher..., 11/11/2013
 * 2013 – 2013 Bob Vieth, Interim Principal beginning Feb 2013 Tom Drescher steps down as Tam High principal, Will Jason, Marin Independent Journal, 02/07/2013, 11/11/2013
 * 2013 – 2015	Julie Synyard [effective July 1, 2013; resigned November 1, 2015]
 * 2015 – 2016 David Brown (interim) ,
 * 2016 – 2023 J. C. Farr ,
 * 2023 Liz Seabury (interim)

Notable faculty

 * Ernest E. Wood, founder and first principal; served from 1908 to 1944; he also originated the proposal for Marin Junior College (now College of Marin); he died in 1955.
 * Schöne Charlotte Kurlandzik, one of the founding teachers, came to Mill Valley from Gridley Union High School, where she had taught with E.E. Wood and Elizabeth Kaiser in 1907 ; she taught French, Gernan, and Latin beginning in 1908 ; June 1899 Graduate of Girls' High School, San Francisco ; University of California, Berkeley, BA 1903 (Phi Beta Kappa), MA 1908 (thesis: "Human freedom - a voyage of discovery") ; her translation from the Russian, with George Rapall Noyes, of Bondwomen. A comedy in four acts, by Alexander Ostrovsky, was published in 1925 in Poet lore, Vol. 36, Winter, p. 475-541 ; by 1919, she was teaching at Los Gatos High School
 * Glidden R. Benefield (1903–January 24, 1994, aged 91) taught at Tam from 1929 to 1968 after two years at San Rafael; coached football, track, cross country and basketball; Benefield Hall at the upper end of the campus is named in his honor
 * Roy "Wrongway" Riegels coached the Tamalpais High School football team in 1933 and recruited Sam Chapman to play for the University of California at Berkeley.
 * Robert Greenwood, Music; jazz musician; California Music Education Association Hall of Fame Award, 2004; Class of 1946 (students include George Duke, Sita Dimitroff, Bill Champlin, Ben "King" Perkoff)
 * Don Michaelian, Fine Arts dept head 1971; Actor (Magnum Force, Escape from Alcatraz)
 * Dan Caldwell, Drama; Founder, Ensemble Theatre Company
 * Omar Clay, 1980s-2000, percussionist, music teacher and director (1935-10-23 - 2008-12-04)

Tam facilities named after Tam people

 * Benefield Hall, 1921 – Glidden "Benny" Benefield was a long-time coach and physical education teacher
 * Daniel Caldwell Performing Arts Center, 2006
 * Sam Chapman Stadium – built 1933; named & dedicated 1937; demolished 1954; photo
 * Bruce Grant Field – the football field and track were named for the long-time track coach, who taught at Tam starting in 1963
 * Greenwood Music Hall – Robert Greenwood was chair of the music department for many years
 * Gustafson Gymnasium – the boys' gym was dedicated in 1971 to George P. "Gus" Gustafson, who had coached at Tam for 37 years, starting as football coach in 1937.
 * Hoetger Hall (Conrad "Connie" Hoetger)
 * Keyser Hall, 1924 – named for Elizabeth Keyser, Tam's first teacher and head of the English department for many years (Keyser Hall was demolished in 2006 due to mold caused by a spring under the campus)
 * Mead Theater, 1937  – the amphitheater, built by students and the WPA, was named for Ernest Mead, a Tam alum (?) and a member of the Board of Trustees from 1920 to 1946
 * Palmer Hall, 1962 – Raymond Palmer was chair of the science department from 1927 to 1959
 * Glen Robinson Basketball Court – the basketball court in Gus Gym was named for Glen Robinson by the TUHSD Board of Trustees on August 5, 2005
 * Ruby Scott Auditorium – the girls' gym was named for Ms. Scott, who taught Latin and French at Tam for 43 years
 * Wood Hall, c. 1908 (Ernerst E. Wood)
 * Gerard "Pop" Wendering Field – the basefall field was named for long-time baseball coach Gerard T. Wendering by the TUHSD Board of Trustees on September 14, 2004
 * Woodruff Hall – Margaret Woodruff was chair of the mathematics department

Marin County Athletic League Honors

 * Fall 2009
 * Dan Milechman, Cross Country: Runner of the Year
 * Ja’Van Hall, Football: Lineman of the Year


 * Spring 2010
 * Nick Pacula, Lacrosse: Player of the Year
 * Lilla McMillan, Track: Runner of the Year
 * Kim Scarsella, Softball: Pitcher of the Year


 * Spring 2011
 * Lilla McMillan, Track and Field: Runner of the Year
 * Daniel Milechman, Track and Field: Runner of the Year
 * Kalia Rothlind, Soccer: Player of the Year


 * Spring 2012
 * Lilla McMillan, Track & Field: Runner of the Year
 * Jessica Rasmussen, Track & Field: Field Event Athlete of the Year
 * August Kiles, Track & Field: Field Event Athlete of the Year
 * Kim Scarsella, Softball: Player of the Year


 * Fall 2012
 * Teddy Mauze, Soccer: Player of the Year


 * Spring 2013
 * Jessica Rasmussen, Track and Field: Runner of the Year
 * Jessica Rasmussen, Track and Field: Field Event Athlete of the Year
 * August Kiles, Track and Field: Field Event Athlete of the Year


 * Spring 2014
 * August Kiles, Track & Field: Player of the Year - Field Events
 * Aria Pogni, Softball: Player of Year

http://www.tamdistrict.org/domain/451


 * Fall 2018
 * Camilla Tarpey-Schwed, Tennis: Player of the Year


 * Winter 2018-19 (none)


 * Spring 2019
 * Will Holden-Wingate, Track & Field: Player of the Year - Field Events
 * Bennett Flynn, Baseball: Pitcher of the Year

add 2018, 2019 11/26/19 https://tamathletics.com/main/otherad/contentID/42542140

Marin High School Athletic Hall of Fame
HOF Programs 1999 - 2010 The Marin Athletic Foundation established its Hall of Fame in 1988. Every fall, athletes and coaches are inducted into the Hall based on their performance, along with others chosen for special recognition. The following athletes, coaches, and administrators from Tam are listed by year of induction, with athletes' class years shown, as well as the tenure for coaches and others, if known.

1988 inductees Coaching
 * Sam Chapman, 1933
 * Joe DeMaestri, 1942
 * Willie Hector, 1957
 * Arnold Nutting, 1933 - track; 1937 NCAA; 1935 Marin Junior College student president and captain of the track team, setting a new high jump record (6 feet, 11Ú4 inches) in the Junior Pacific Association, , SSDI: NUTTING, ARNOLD A 08 Jul 1916 24 Dec 2001 (V) 85 96003 (Redding, Shasta, CA) (none specified) California 547-28-7134; SFGate memorial: qualified for 1940 Olympic team
 * Karl Olson, 1948
 * Glen Robinson, 1950
 * Paul Valenti, 1938 - basketball (forward); 72 years playing & coaching at Oregon State ,; PAC-10 HOF
 * Glidden Benefield, 1929-1968, obit https://www.newspapers.com/image/311969135/?terms=%22Marin%2BAthletic%2BFoundation%22
 * George Gustafson, 1933-1971
 * Gerard Wendering, 1916-1948

1989 inductees Special Recognition
 * Charles "Chuck" Crawford, 1945; Tam teacher, coach, Dean of Boys, and Vice Principal, 1954 – 1988 obit
 * Bob Fitzhenry, 1939, baseball, football, student body president (J. Robert Fitzhenry obit)
 * Bill Franchini, 1932 - on 1929 state champion AAU baseball team; mayor of San Anselmo
 * Matt Hazeltine, 1950
 * Bill McCurdy, 1932 - William W. McCurdy (1916–1999) (Tam 1933?), brother of Mary Baker (Tam 1930 or 32), born in Bolinas, Harvard track coach ,,, , , , won 880 at CIF State Meet in 1933 ,
 * Don Nance, 1951
 * Arthur Schallock, 1943
 * Chester G. "Chet" Carlisle, first Drake Principal 1951, Deputy and Superintendent 1953-1969, TUHSD 1951-1978 obit

1990 inductees Special Recognition
 * Bill Adams, 1936
 * Warren D. Alexander, 1963
 * Rayfield Edwards, 1960
 * Frank Quinn, 1923
 * Ted Mitchell, 1956-1987

1991 inductees
 * Charles Fisher, 1959
 * Jack Flagerman, 1939
 * Wally Laster, 1942
 * Steve Woodward, 1964 [sic.]  Class of 1967

1992 inductees
 * Tim Farrell, 1959
 * Norman Kreuter, 1961
 * Alan Lee, 1968

1993 inductees
 * Pat Morgan, 1961
 * Arthur J. Quinn, Sr., 1920
 * Arthur J. Quinn, Jr., Marin Catholic 1960
 * Jay Simon, 1946
 * Ralph Tierney, 1943

1994 inductees Coaching
 * Honor Jackson, 1966
 * Dick Stone, 1947
 * Bernie Schneider, 1963?-1995

1995 inductees
 * Leroy Barrow, 1968
 * Elton Davis, 1949
 * Will Garner, 1972
 * Bob Hector, 1960

1996 inductees Coaching Special Recognition
 * Eddie Joe Chavez, Drake 1974 (son of Ed Chavez)
 * Donald Mackin, 1969
 * Ellis E. Williams, 1964
 * Beth Juri, 1968-2004
 * Jim Hanretty, 1957-1974>

1997 inductees Coaching
 * Clifford Hall, 1972
 * Jack W. O'Connor, 1945
 * Donald C. Perry, 1920
 * Edward Chavez, 1959-1987

1998 inductees Coaching
 * Michael Biber, 1967
 * Conrad Hoetger, 1961
 * Juile Lanzarin, 1976
 * Doug Pederson, 1939
 * Bruce Grant, 1963-1988

1999 inductees
 * Dave George, 1957
 * Milton Mancebo, 1940

2000 inductees
 * Linda Broderick-Gill, 1976
 * Charles "Elmer" Collett, 1962

2001 inductees - 14th HOF program
 * Jim McDonald, 1950 - track (NBL 220 & 880 relay champ) & football (fullback; 1947 NBL champs; 1948 All-NBL)
 * Robert Washington, 1964 - football (tackle O&D, MVP and All-MCAL senior year), track (discus & shotput), wrestling

2002 inductees - 15th HOF Program
 * Jack Parsons, 1943 - football, baseball (captain, All NBL 1942), basketball (captain), tennis; Tam All Star Award; COM football; Rohnert Park

2003 inductees [none from Tam]

2004 inductees
 * Dan Lucia, 1976
 * Simon Scott, 1936

2005 inductees
 * Lori Allen Brady, 1974
 * Dwight C. Ely, 1949
 * Michael James Lamb, 1975

2006 inductees
 * Bob Beedle, 1952, professional wrestling referee
 * Art Foster, 1963

2007 inductees
 * Maggie Keyes, 1976
 * Sam Schwartz, 1986

2008 inductees Coaching
 * Koyla Hardy, 1986
 * Gene Ng, >1970 (Drake, Novato and Tamalpais)

2009 Inductees
 * Michael Coffino, 1986
 * Bryan Price, 1980

2010 Inductees
 * Michael Fowler, football, wrestling, track, 1968
 * LeRoy Rice, football, basketball, baseball, 1946

2011 Inductees Coaching Special Recognition
 * William O. Hillebrand, 1951 Bill Hillebrand, athletic hall of fame bio, Marin Independent Journal, 11/04/2011, 11/11/2013
 * Alesia Sweeney Woods, 1980
 * Bruce Hildreth, Tam Class of 1968, Branson softball coach died in 2009 Bruce Hildreth, athletic hall of fame bio, Marin Independent Journal, 11/04/2011, 11/11/2013
 * Sue Chelini, Redwood/TUHSD athletic administrator Sue Chelini, athletic hall of fame bio, Marin Independent Journal, 11/04/2011, 11/11/2013

2012 Inductees MAF 11/11/2013
 * Don Whitney, 1952 (d 2008) golf (undefeated in 4 years, 3 MCAL championships) Don Whitney, athletic hall of fame bio, Marin Independent Journal, 11/02/2012

2013 Inductees
 * Heath Haberlin, 1988 4 years varsity baseball (1st since Woody?) Former San Marin baseball and football standout Marble among 2013 Marin Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame class, Dave Curtis, Marin Independent Journal, 07/16/2013, 11/11/2013 De Fount-Haberlin put up big numbers during his baseball days at Tam and College of Marin, Tim Menicutch, IJ correspondent, 11/01/2013, 11/11/2013
 * Ronald Rosenhahn (Tam/Drake Senior, Class of 1952), football, baseball and track [Ronald Rosenhahn, athletic hall of fame bio, Marin Independent Journal, 11/01/2013, 11/11/2013]

2014 Inductees
 * Milton Hain (Tam/Drake, Class of 1953), tennis (two years at Tam), basketball, baseball

updated list 1988-2017

2015 Inductees Coaching
 * Jim Eskenberry, 1947
 * Janis Villasenor, 1966-1987

2016 Inductees
 * Robert Praszker, 1975
 * Will Schock, 1982
 * Delia Muelenkamp, 1951

2017 Inductees Coaching
 * John Henry Bennett, 1966
 * Clyde Krusinski, >1970

2018 Inductees
 * Kristine Babenco, 1985
 * Darrell Roary, 1988 ("I played baseball, basketball and football at Tam High School. I played football and baseball at College of Marin and baseball at Pierce College in Washington. Then I played semi-pro baseball and football."

2019 Inductees
 * Carmen Sweeney-Reese, 1982

updated 11/26/2019 https://www.marinathleticfoundation.org/nov14hof

2022 inductees [none from Tam; there were no inductions in 2020 or 2021 ]

Outstanding Student Athletes
The Marin Athletic Foundation has recognized one male and one female athlete from each of the schools in the League every year since 1989. The selection criteria include both athletic and academic accomplishments, and other activities. In 2011, the awards were renamed the Eva & Mario Ghilotti Outstanding Student Athlete Awards in honor of Mario Ghilotti, a long-time construction executive and a founder of the Marin Athletic Foundation, who had died the year before. The Tam students recognized follow:


 * 1989 Shonquis Moreno, Danny Knee
 * 1990 Amy Callaway, Geoffrey Martin
 * 1991 Niamh Zwagerman, John Melbardis
 * 1992 Jessica Bently, C.J. Martin
 * 1993 Katy Randall, Jon Hansen
 * 1994 Sarah Madland, Kurt Zech
 * 1995 Kirsten Berkhout, Morgan Fones
 * 1996 Lulu Monti, Blake Wellen
 * 1997 Alana Dunnigan, Ted Buell
 * 1998 Kate Seely, Colin Bischoff
 * 1999 Caitlin Patler, Andrew Chan
 * 2000 Sarah Markell Wagner, Spencer Fisherman
 * 2001 Amelia McLennan, Matt Gnaizda
 * 2002 Erin Wagner, James Palmer
 * 2003 Jason Levy, Kristen Hextrum
 * 2004  Anne Ritchie, Billy Gellepis
 * 2005 [none], Tyler Lorenzi
 * 2006 Julie Mithun, Paolo Speirn
 * 2007 Aoiffe Duffy, Krister Barkovich
 * 2008 Katie Schlueter, Jay “J.D.” Rieger
 * 2009 Cara Trombadore, Colton Danz
 * 2010 Erin Schlueter, Jackson Palmer
 * 2011 Kalia Rothlind, Daniel Milechman
 * 2012 Kim Scarsella, Brennan Latimer
 * 2013 Chelsea Hayashi, Elliot Ordway
 * 2014 Elizabeth Archer, August Kiles
 * 2015 Isabella Amyx, Daniel Carroll
 * 2016 Elodie Townsend, Matthew Stanley Coopersmith
 * 2017 Elizabeth Labeeuw-Anderson, Connor Norton
 * 2018 Reilly Johnson, Noah Haynesworth
 * 2019 Lauren Ross, Connor King
 * 2020 Samantha Sternfels, Paul Law
 * 2021 Ella Bogan, Tucker Bougie
 * 2022 Abigail Brooks (water polo), Caden Carney (cross country) ,

NCS Honor Coaches from Tam
The following Tam coaches have been recognized as Honor Coaches by the North Coast Section. Honor Coaches are selected based on maintenance of professional standards of conduct; general service to their respective sport; outstanding coaching accomplishments; and additional contributions to school and community.
 * Bruce Grant – Girls Track, 1982
 * Janice Villasenor Wood – Girls Track, 1985
 * Ed Chavez – Boys Tennis, 1992 (with The Branson School, after retiring from TUHSD)
 * Beth Juri – Boys Volleyball, 1997
 * Donald Smith – Softball, 2003

CIF Model Coach of the Year
 * Shane Kennedy, Soccer
 * Dustin Nygaard, Golf/Soccer
 * Bob Kustel, Water Polo

Cal Coaches Honor—Rookie Athletic Director
 * Christina Amoroso

updated 11/26/2019 http://www.mcalsports.org/NCShonorC.htm