What to know about the 4 new members entering the Pueblo East Golden Eagle Hall of Fame
The Pueblo East High School Alumni Foundation will induct four new members into its Golden Eagle Hall of Fame on April 18.
Members of the Golden Eagle Hall of Fame Class of 2024 include Rich Lane, Devona Walter, Kevin Walter and Jeff Falletta. East High School will host a ceremony inducting the four alumni inside its gymnasium at 10:13 a.m.
A dinner at the Pueblo Country Club, 3200 8th Ave., will take place the evening of the ceremony. The cash bar will open at 5:45 p.m. and meals will be served at 6:30 p.m. Dinner reservations are $55 per person and must be received by principal's secretary Yolanda Gallo by 4 p.m. on April 10. Gallo can be reached at 719-549-7224.
Rich Lane, Class of 1980
Rich Lane will enter the Golden Eagle Hall of Fame having already received the National Football Foundation's Jim Turner Award and an induction into the Greater Pueblo Sports Association Hall of Fame. Lane has coached youth football for over two decades in Pueblo, including serving 16 years as East High School's offensive coordinator.
Lane was on staff during the Eagles' 2014 and 2015 state championship victories. He also helped found the "Friends of Football" program that resurrected Colorado State University Pueblo's football, women's track and wrestling programs with donations of around $8 million.
Devona Walter, Class of 1986, and Kevin Walter, Class of 1985
Devona and Kevin Walter are high school sweethearts on the East Alumni Foundation board. They also helped start East's "Parents Promoting Music" program.
Prior to his service at East, Kevin was the Parent-Teacher Association president at Ben Franklin Elementary. He organized Christmas gift shops, volunteered at annual carnivals and served as a DJ during end-of-the-year "play day" events for Franklin students and staff.
Devona, a social worker with Pueblo School District 60, also volunteered for events at Franklin and served Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish as a Sunday school teacher. Both Kevin and Devona were members of East's marching band and have since imparted a love of music to their children.
Jeff Falletta, Class of 1988
Jeff Falletta joined the East Alumni Foundation in 2002 as an original member. In 2005, he helped fellow East High Alumni Association member John Caligaris start East's Athletic Hall of Fame. He continues to organize and fund Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.
Falletta's mother, Sandy Harbert, graduated from East in 1965, making Falletta a second-generation Eagle. He has funded a scholarship in her memory since 2020. Falletta and his wife Andrea have two daughters — 2015 East graduate Caitlyn and current East student Reagan. Reagan will graduate from East in 2027.
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