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Wesley Rhodehamel

Profile Updated: May 12, 2026
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Where do you live now?
Hendersonville, NC USA
Spouse/Partner:
Dawn
Occupation
Retired! (From U.S. Army & Dept of Defense)
Children:
Daughter is Erin (born 1999; Graduate of Wake Forest Univ w/ MBA). Son is Sean (born 2001; Graduate More…of Clemson Univ in Industrial Engineering).
Military Service:
U.S. Army  
Yes! Attending Reunion
States you have lived in?

After College/as an adult (Chronological Order): Arizona, South Korea, North Carolina, Arizona, Germany (Augsburg), Virginia, Florida, Germany (Heidelberg), Mississippi, Germany (Stuttgart), Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina (current & final; RETIRED!). I now reside in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Hendersonville, NC (adjacent to Asheville); many waterfalls, hiking trails, and breweries (loving life)! Come visit!

What have you been up to since high school?

I attended the Univ of Cincinnati and then graduated from Wright State Univ. I was Commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1985, and served 25 years as a Regular Army Intelligence Officer (retired from active duty in 2010). Following that, I served as a Senior Civilian Intelligence Officer for the Department of Defense, officially retiring for the second and final time in 2025 (after 39+ total years serving that's enough!). I married Dawn (Knowlton) in 1992. An avid Alpine skier, I also enjoy hiking, soccer, my two Black Lab mixes (Loki & Finley), world travel, and all things Deutschland, especially German beer (lived in Germany 🇩🇪 for 22 years)...

Are you still in contact with any classmates? Who?

Yes - Todd Weese, Terry Bates, Dave Nussbaum, Rick Parker, Jeff Schwab, Dale Bard (all 1981), and Greg Sine (1982). And may my good friend Tom Sylvester Rest in Eternal Peace…