Dr. Floyd Thompson, Class of 1932 Dentist After graduation from Harvard University in Washington D.C. in 1942 and services in the Army Dental Corps, he became Tucson’s first Black Dentist in 1946. He was accorded Howard’s College of Dentistry’s “Distinguished Alumnus...
Constant F. “Connie” Weinzapfel, Class of 1933 Locomotive Engineer “Connie” is devoted to Tucson High, Armory Park and railroading. He had several athletic scholarship offers after THS, but Connie married instead and went to work for 50 years on the railroad. He lived...
Sydney Salmon, Class of 1954 Scientist, Clinician, Educator Was born in Staten Island, New York on May 8, 1936 and moved with his parents to Tucson, Arizona in June of 1948. Thereafter, he attended Mansfeld Junior High School (1948-1951), and Tucson Senior School...
Joe Batiste, Class of 1939 Track Star He was one of the greatest all around athletes Tucson ever produced. He was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in December 1919. When he entered Tucson High, he embarked on his athletic career. In 1938 he entered Tucson High and...
Judge G. Thomas Meehan, Class of 1950 (deceased) Strong Jurist On his July 19, 1978 swearing-in to the Superior Court bench he said: “It’s a satisfying way to finish out a legal career. . . Not bad for a kid born in Menlo Park, huh?” He was born on May 1, 1932...
Frank O. Sotomayor, Class of 1962 Outstanding Journalist Frank Sotomayor took seeds planted at Tucson High, nurtured them at the University of Arizona Journalism Department and produced a 36-year career redolent with achievements. A 1962 THS graduate, he has had a...
