Sgt Jon Wade retired Riverside Sheriff | a look back on the highlights of a 30 year officer of the law ... with a little political banter thrown in for fun
Jon Wade: 30 year law man and long time friend joins us to share a glimpse of some of his highlights throughout his career. It's inevitable that the conversation will bring in some of the topics/issues facing us today and we get a little political, but, soon shift to the life and career of Mr. Wade. Now with Team Wade of Link Brokerages (plug), getting to this point in life has been a journey he wouldn't change. His career as a police officer didn't change him and his experience in life has made him into a pretty decent human. While Jon made RSO a better place, and we'd all like to see him promote up through the ranks, his time was up and the recent events made it clear it was time to move on.
The last decade Jon and Nicole have planned on retiring in Maui and when the time came to sail off into the sunset they did just that...As life often does a curveball was thrown and the life they had dreamed of wasn't the best fit for the family. With family being the top priority they soon realized their dreams didn't fit with their kids dreams and, as parents often do, they decided to put their dream on hold and move back to California.
With the police force all but a memory and their plans on paddle boarding in Maui on hold, the next chapter is beginning; Jon, Nicole, and Kelly have entered the real estate business and Team Wade is now official!
A refreshing perspective of a retired police officer, family man, and now Realtor!
25 Mar 2022
Trevor Whitehead | SDSU grad to USD law | A fresh perspective in a cynical world
If Trevor is any indication of what the future has in store, I will hold out hope a little while longer. He is a recent graduate from SDSU and has been accepted to USD where he will pursue a law degree. Trevor see’s the world with a rose colored lens while Rick, Chad and I have had our lenses scratched, cracked and faded. While we all didn’t agree on everything it was interesting to hear the perspective of a 22 year old with a fresh start to life.
The trials and experiences have jaded the way we see the world and Trevor wanted no part of our cynicism. Like the great future attorney he will be, he asked us questions that would either solidify our beliefs or make us question our understanding of the positions we held. Seemingly simple questions made us scramble for life experiential answers while Trever reverted to intellectual dogma. I don’t feel we were wrong in our uneducated attempts at answering his questions, but, we surely didn’t seem to agree with his spin on the educated version.
As Trevor’s Uncle it was great to have a conversation with him as an adult. I still view all of my nieces and nephews as the little kids they were and forget they have grown up and have become thoughtful adults. Trevor has a solid head on his shoulders and he has a bright future ahead of him. He is an old soul and takes time to think through his answers. He is articulate in speech and thoughtful in his approach; I found myself just looking at him as if I was just meeting him for the first time. It was strange to see this person I’ve known all my life have thoughts, beliefs, and opinions that were all his own; he obviously hasn’t adopted his uncles tainted view of world and I hope he never does.
Being able to disagree on thoughts and beliefs while still be agreeable seems to be a lost art. Different viewpoints make for great conversation and those differences should be celebrated, not silenced. Hopefully Trevor is able to hold on to his rose colored lens as he journeys through life, as our lenses have seemed to have dimmed over the years. The future holds great things for this young man and I'm excited to watch him navigate the journey of life.
11 Mar 2022
Drinkin' & Thinkin' with Curt “Chaddy” Chatwin
The journey of a rock star is a “…long and winding road…” and Curt has traveled to the end and back. However, with every journey there is a crossroad where one needs to choose which way to go, in Curt's case it was the choice of continuing the journey or pulling off and being a family man…in this caae it was an easy choice. He relives his journey with us and tells us how he got his start, the different bands he had the pleasure of playing with, the different venues he played (from all the clubs in Hollywood, to Lalapalooza, and touring with Joe Walsh). Chad was in his comfort zone when it came to music and he and Curt reminisce about years past and the different musicians, friends and bands; it was fun to listen to both of them go back and fourth about it all.
We, know “Chaddy" as the family man “Curt" who is an all around humble genuine human, loving father to Bailey and Coby and loving husband to his wonderful wife April. Curt talks about the tail end of his touring days and his peek behind the proverbial curtain, while traveling with Joe Walsh, and how the decision to step off the tour bus to be there for his family was an easy one.
With his kids grown Curt journey is continuing on and the band is back together. The ambitions to get signed are a thing of the past, now he and his band mates are all there for the fun of it…I look forward to the reunion show!!
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