| Graduation Year | Class of 1992 |
| Date of Passing | Sep 02, 2000 |
| About | The following below is a testament to the kind of friend he was to those fortunate enough to pass him on the road of life.... -excerpt from Stars and Stripes- (http://www.stripes.com/01/may01/ed052801a.html) Sgt. Dexter K. Elam (Sept. 2) Elam, 26, assistant warehouse chief, Marine Air Group-12, Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Japan, died in a swimming accident in Hamada, Japan. He was from Spartanburg, S.C. "Sergeant Elam was a real people person. He took care of his Marines," said Staff Sgt. Jeffery Hightower, MAG-12 warehouse chief. "He always had a positive attitude, and personally got involved in the Marines’ lives he led." |
