R.B. “Buck” O’Rielly, Class of 1947 Community Leader An eighth generation Tucsonan, was active at Tucson High in baseball, National Honor Society and serving as Tucsonian business manager; was on Class cabinets and was Senior Class Vice President. After graduating...
Carmen Olguin, Class of 1943 Humanitarian, Activist Received her Tucson education at Davis Elementary, Safford Junior High, Roskruge Junior High, and Tucson High Schools. After graduating from Tucson High in 1943, she was employed at the Davis Monthan Air Base for two...
Richard M. Bilby,Class of 1949 (deceased) Federal Court Judge Was a successful lawyer for twenty years, was nominated and appointed to the US District Court bench. Bilby presided over several controversial trials, thus gaining for himself not only national prestige...
Otis H. Chidester, (Faculty 1940-1968) Educator, Boy Scouts of America Was born March 22, 1903 in Mineral City, Ohio and joined the Boy Scouts when he was nine years old, in 1929, he attended Buffalo State Teachers College on a NY State Vocational Scholarship, and...
Rosemary Drachman Taylor,Class of 1916 (deceased) Writer “There’s Rosemary, that’s for remembrance” is the quote below her photo in her Tucson High 1916 annual. This could not have been more appropriate, for it is a book of “remembrance” for which she is most noted....
Oliver “Ollie” T. Mayfield (Faculty 1954-1977) Teacher, Coach Was born in Cedar Creek, Nebraska on Feb 23 1929. He married Opal Lucille Reehle on May 28 1950. Ollie graduated from Peru State Teacher College in 1950 and received his M.A. degree from the University of...
