Our
deepest sympathies and condolences are extended to the families
and friends of Steve Halderman, Bill Trudeau, Bud Kretsinger and
Ted Stephenson, who passed from this life since the last Courier
issue. I do not know the details as to cause of death of some of
those named, which is not all that important, its enough to know
that each and everyone of them will be missed by family and
friends.
I was
shocked and surprised to hear about Steve. I got to know Steve
when I photographed his wedding many years ago. He was such a
young man! What a loss. The only details I have is what appeared
in an SO Memo July 9, 2007:
A
memorial service will be held for retired Deputy Sheriff II
Stephen Earl Halderman. "Steve" was found deceased in his
residence in Riverside County on June 26,2007. Steve was hired
by the Department on August 31, 1984 and graduated from Orange
County Sheriff's Basic Academy Class # 65. Steve worked in the
Central Men's Jail and North Patrol before retiring due to a
service connected injury on December 15, 1995. The Department
wishes to express its deepest sympathy to Steve's two children,
Kody (age 19) and
Kaleigh (age 16).
I did not know
nor had I ever met Bill Trudeau. Bob NeSmith sent me the
following information about Bill’s death July 31, 2007:
I was advised by a friend/contact
that retired Sgt. Bill Trudeau passed away on July 27 during the
night at age 58. He had experienced chest pains, but refused
his wife's urging to go to the hospital, opting instead to go to
bed. He never woke up. Bill came to OCSD with the San Clemente
merger and retired only one year ago after 34 years in the
business. I haven't received any official information from OCSD
regarding services, etc. I don't know where Bill was working
when he retired, but do remember him as a Laguna Hills sergeant
who worked closely with my staff in Lake Forest. He was a good
guy.
The following SO Memo was issued August 1, 2007:
Funeral
services have been prepared for retired Sergeant Bill Trudeau.
Sergeant Trudeau retired from the department in 2006. He is
survived by his wife, Vicki and his two grown children. The
department wishes to extend its deepest sympathy to the Trudeau
Families during this difficult time. Please keep the Trudeau
Family in your thoughts and prayers.
I
received a phone call from Dick Timboe in July informing me that
Joseph “Bub” Kretsinger had been admitted to the hospital in
very grave condition and the prognosis was not good. I spoke to
Bud’s wife Charlene, by phone; she too said it was doubtful
“Bud” would leave the hospital. No further information was
forthcoming. When we returned home from our extended vacation I
asked a few folks if they had heard anything about “Bud”, with
negative results. A search was made in the OC Register Obit
section and the following was retrieved: “Kretsinger, Joseph,
75, of Anaheim, passed away July 15, 2007. Jsoeph is survived by
his wife Charlene; daughter Kelly; sister, Katherine; brother
and sister-in-law, Victor and Charlene, Hilgenfeld Mortuary,
Published in the Orange County Register on 7/18/2007. If a
departmental memo was issued I never received it.
Thursday
August 30, 2007: I received a call from Donna Stephenson
informing me that her husband Ted passed away that morning.
Donna said Ted had suffered a massive stroke Wednesday morning.
There were no indications he was even ill or had any circulatory
problems. Donna said Ted had gone on a 35 mile bike ride the day
before and was preparing to go on a 30 mile bike ride Wednesday
morning when he told her something was wrong with him and she
should call the paramedics. Ted was rushed to the hospital, it
was determined he had suffered a massive stroke. The blood clot
busting drug, TPA, was used, to no avail. The following email
was received from Donna Friday, August 31, 2007:
Dearest Friends and Family, This is a
sad, sad time for us. On Wednesday, August 29, 2007, our
husband and Father, Ted Stephenson, suffered a massive stroke at
7 AM. He was rushed to the hospital, given the ‘Clot Buster’
medication and we were told to wait. The doctors said the
stroke involved the entire right side of his brain. We stayed
with him until 10:00 PM that night. Then went home to get some
sleep. Our daughters arrived at 7:00 PM and 3:00AM. At 5:00
AM, the doctor called and said that there has been a major
change and we were needed at the hospital right away. When we
arrived, the doctor showed us, in great detail, the MRI taken at
4:00 AM. She compared them with the earlier tests and there was
a major change in his condition. The brain had started to
swell, which had been a big concern. It was now swollen into
the other hemisphere of the brain. She explained to us that
there was no possible reversal of the damage.
At approximately 1:30 PM, Thursday, August 30, 2007,
Ted moved from this life to the best life. He fought the good
fight, he finished the race and his reward is waiting for him
with Jesus. If you are able to join us in celebrating the memory
of our beloved Husband and Father, we would be most honored. The
Memorial Service will be held at Calvary Chapel, 3922 South
Pioneer Road, St. George, Utah, on Wednesday, September 5, 2007,
at 10:00 AM.
Love each other as though there is no tomorrow.
God’s blessings to all, Donna, Teri & Tami
Now, on a much lighter note, Anita Epstein and I
have become good “email buddies”! I have not seen Anita since
she retired and keep encouraging her to attend one of the CK’s.
I would like to share one of her emails with you to give you an
idea what’s been going on in her life and encourage others,
again, to realize there another life after retirement. Hi
Gene: Sorry, I didn't get back to you sooner. I really enjoyed
reading about your indoctrination into the use of the computer.
It was very interesting and how it all came about. How long did
it take for you to learn the entire process? If I recall you
said that you were going three-hours a day, five days a week and
you stated you had no prior experience in using a computer. All
I know is that I think that was tremendous. Were you going to
Lincoln Education Center on Garden Grove Blvd and did you
further your study of same somewhere else in order to obtain
your teaching credential? What a coincidence, I am taking
computer class at Lincoln designated for seniors and I have been
doing that since you retired from teaching. Of course I am
only taking a two-hour class two days a week Monday and
Wednesday and I, as you said, knew nothing at all about the
computer but just decided I would attempt to see if I could
learn same.
When I retired in 1987, I decided to just attempt
to let my mind and body relax as I really wasn't feeling up to
par yet from all the damage that been done to me in the first
accident. I decided to do quite bit of remodeling around the
place and it wound up to be practically a full-time project.
I'm still taking computer classes at Lincoln.
Mainly, I am enrolled in Computer Literacy Class because I
really am not looking to get another job and I just wanted to
take it easy and do things at my own pace. I really can't say
that I am anywhere near being a whiz on the computer like you
are. I feel there is so much to learn and I like the teacher,
he is very patient and never appears to loose his cool when an
individual is unable to understand what he is saying. When I
first enrolled in the Computer Literacy I was very uptight
because I could not retain what was taught because of what
happed to me and in my case, it could only be achieved through
constant repetition and I explained that to him and he looked at
me and said, "I haven't yet had a student that I could not
teach" and I replied to him" Well you may have met your
waterloo" and we both laughed and that's how our friendship
began.
I really can't say that I
am anywhere near being an expert on the computer but I can
manage to get around and accomplish what I need to find and I
really enjoy just playing around with the thing and it can
introduce you to many different subjects which, of course, I
don't need to tell you.
You know it is really
ironic because I use to be such a perfectionist at whatever I
would do but it kind of feels good now not to have to prove
anything to anyone. I had to retired my Gateway a short time
ago because it was giving me a lot or problems and I had taken
it into be repaired, which was the worst thing I could have done
because the individual that I took to, at first told me it was
only the Power Switch that had to be replaced and I had to have
my shoulder surgery and I left it with him When I finally was
able to pick it up he told me he was unable to repair same and
that it was the mother board that had gone out on it and he
wanted to sell me a new computer that he would build for me and
I told him "NO, I just had surgery and I am not in a position to
do that so just return it to me.
Well ,I come to find out
that he had stolen part of the memory from computer so giving
him the benefit of doubt I just matter of factly called him and
asked him if he had other people working on the machine and
immediately he became indignant before I could even say anything
was missing because he became very nasty about it as I thought
perhaps someone else had shut it thinking it was fixed; having
finished with it and closed it up. Well he started to rave and
rant stating he never had anyone accuse him of doing anything
like that and if I thought he took something to bring it back to
the shop and he would put memory in for me and then he stated
after all I didn't charge you to put in the new starter switch
when I would have been more than happy to pay him for it, so
immediately I knew that he had taken it and didn't think he
would have been caught .
I called GGPD to report
same and the individual I spoke with stated how do I know it
was missing and I said because a friend opened it up and took a
picture of the inside and he knew that it was in there when I
took into the shop so the GG Officer proceeded to tell me and
act as if I didn't know what I was talking about and when I gave
him the name of the individual who did the work, he stated there
was no evidence of anything being reported against him ,the
repairman, and I stated to him I have a picture that shows the
memory was missing and we kept going around in circles. Now I
know this officer didn't really know much about computers, in
fact, he probably knew less than I did because when I would
explain something to him he had no idea what I was talking
about. So I said to him, I want a DR Report issued showing that
there was complaint about this individual and we went around and
around in circles and I finally said to him if you don't have
any evidence that someone has reported this incident, how would
you know that he has not been doing that if no one wants to put
some evidence of same into the records and I proceeded to say if
he did not take a report, I was going to go down to see the
Chief so he reluctantly took the report and gave me the DR
Number. I ran into this same situation when wanting to report
it to the Better Business Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce.
How would you define their reluctance to even take a report?
Well anyway before I
forget, I purchased a new computer at Costco, an HP Microsoft
Vista Premium that has just been out on the market since
February. I have been having difficulty locating certain things
on the computer and I call the Concierge Service at Costco who
are very nice and attempt to help me. They stated to me, just
like what I have been reading in the PC Magazine, that there are
a lot of issues with Vista that are going to have to be
rectified and number of issues have been coming up as far as
virus protection and other things that companies are finding
are not compatible with Vista. I have come across a lot of
items that I am unable to figure out and keep calling the
Concierge in an attempt to correct same.
Gene, do you know if
there are any particular books out that I can purchase regarding
instructions on how to use Vista the manual that came with it
really doesn't give you much detail and I am having to either
call the Concierge or attempt to play around with it to see if
I can use same.
One thing I noticed is
when you go to print copy of something off, when you look at it
on the monitor, it appears to be the right size but when you
print it off on it is very small and discovered that it is size
10 when it prints off. That’s just one of the dumb things you
have to overcome on this new Vista.
Well enough of this, this
email has become a novel. Take care and do hope everything is
A-okay with you. Anita
Folks,
you may notice that some or most of the information is pretty
old. That’s because I’ve been saving them while we were on our
extended trip to Canada and Alaska, which was a great trip,
since May 15th, getting home August 27th.
The following email was received from Mike Wood
updating us a little on what’s been going on in their lives
since their move, notwithstanding a few medical problems:
Saturday, May 05, 2007: Hi Gene, Just a note about the
operations we
here
at the Wood clan have been having. Happy to say other then pain
and down time things are moving along.
We have had a hell of a week. Jan had her surgery
Thursday morning bright and early and it lasted longer then they
expected. However after waiting till Monday for the path results
it was good news, NO Cancer...and they got all of the very nasty
lumps.
I went in very early 6am on Friday and by 3pm they were done.
Not the most pleasant time I assure you and the pain is no fun
either. I have a Cath and bag for at least another week and got
to come home on Monday or Tuesday, still on my drugs, fade in
and out. Jan had started her new job up in Lincoln and then took
two weeks off for her and I, her boss is great. Well pic was
final before I left for surg. last week, just in case something
went wrong.., lol, no major complications and doc says he got
all of mine.
So in about two more weeks I will fully be moved to
the Lincoln house and hang out in my back yard for a while. All
my best, Mike
-PS it
was sure great to see everyone at the retirement party last
month.
Unfortunately Jerry & AJ Satterfield continues with
their medical problems, although Jerry is doing much better. The
doctors still can’t, so it seems, get a handle on the cause of
AJ’s problems. Jerry sent the following updates:
Thursday, May 10, 2007 Hello Again
Folks: We returned from Vegas last evening. I had told AJ that
if she could go a week to ten days without an attack we could
go. We made the run to California the week prior to keep her
appointment with the doctor there and make the report to him on
what we are doing. She did so, and he recorded it and gave her a
new medication for her Ulcer as it has been giving her some
problems lately.
Long story short, we went
to bed last night about 2200. At 0220 the bed started to shake,
I rolled over and touched her, she was not fiery hot like in the
past, but was warm and it was starting. She finally settled down
about 0530. She quit shivering and the shakes seemed to subside.
She is sleeping it off
now; it is 1530 in the afternoon. All I can do now is check on
her about every hour. Don't know how severe it was yet, will
know more tonight when she awakens.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
AJ just called. Swelling left foot, she took a short walk this
morning, back really painful and leg really hurting, she never
complains as you know. Dr. Gardner says possible blood clot in
left leg. I am on my way; I was just trying to get a little
house work done as we thought she would be released today by
noon.
Monday, June 18, 2007 Got
her out of the hospital at about 1300 Saturday. She had swelling
of the left leg and ankle so they did a sonogram prior to
release, just had to make sure there was no clot.
Then she had minor nose
bleeds for two days, we got a blood test and the lab, Bradshaw
has a new little snip that informs us it is their policy to get
the results to the doctor in three days. No, AJ won't let me
kill her, and we called the doctors office to see if we could
get AJ in sooner than next Tuesday, no, so I hope on Tuesday we
will know the latest on her lab. The nose bleeds have stopped
and she thinks it may be because the hospital was using a
steroid like Predizone, but not the same thing, does that make
any sense? Anyway the nose bleeds have stopped.
Anyway, she still has swelling of now
both feet, but it seems to be improving daily, she wears sandals
all the time anyway, won't wear shoes, so the swelling is down.
It’s not too bad thought I guess, I dropped her off at the
Casino while I did some shopping and went to the post office, so
you know the swelling can't be too bad.................Don't say
it, don't even think it..........
I have her home with me and we will
hang in there. Semper Fi, Reb
Janet Northart sent me some of her son Andrew’s prom
photos. I wrote her back as to what a fine looking young man he
was. Janet sent the following reply:
Sunday, May 20, 2007 Thanks Gene. He
is a really good boy too. He has applied for that Sheriff's
college scholarship where they pick ten seniors in high school
of aocds members. I think it is for two thousand dollars each.
Every little bit helps, that is for sure. I think they find out
if they were picked sometime in June or July. Ashlee
[Janet’s daughter] just graduated
from Loyola Marymount University on cinco de mayo with a Bach of
Science in Biology, then she is planning on going on the
Pharmacy school in the fall of 2008.
Andrew is graduating from High School
on the 2nd of June and then going to University of Cal at Santa
Barbara in September.
On our way to Alaska we visited with
some of the retirees in Oregon. We had a pleasant afternoon
visiting with Bob “Hookie” & Crystal Hookland in Grants Pass.
The following is two emails received from Bob & Crystal:
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Sure enjoyed your visit. We hope you and Jan have a wonderful
trip to Alaska and back. I don't think I'll ever get OCSD out
of my system. It was a labor of love when I was there and I
really hated to leave but for all involved it was what had to
happen. I don't regret leaving as it was the best for my family
but I still do miss law enforcement and so enjoy visiting with
those who were there when I was. It was an experience that not
many have. Thanks again for stopping to see us. And thank you
for lunch. Bob & Crystal
June 15, 2007: Hello
Gene & Jan, What a pleasure to receive your card! Kind words
and great pictures, thank you for being so thoughtful. We are
looking forward to having another longer visit with you two, one
of these days. We think of you and picture you having an
enjoyable trip in the North Country. Keep us posted when you
can. Love and prayers, Crystal & Bob P S Bob is happy
to have the new patch, you are thoughtful indeed.
Here’s a little humor and grammar lesson from Bob
“Fetch” Remp:
Saturday, May 26, Hi Gene, Our trip to Alaska was great. Now,
it is back to reality. Here's a little something that you may
find interesting. Bob
Grammar Lesson, Harry is
getting along in years and finds that he is unable to perform
sexually. He finally goes to his doctor, who tries a few things
but nothing seems to work. So the doctor refers him to an
American Indian medicine man.
The medicine man says, "I can cure this." That said,
he throws a white powder in a flame, and there is a flash with
billowing blue smoke. Then he says, "This is powerful medicine.
You can only use it once a year. All you have to do is say '123'
and it shall rise for as long as you wish!"
The guy then asks, "What happens when it's over, and
I don't want to continue?" The medicine man replies: "All you or
your partner has to say is 1234, and it go down. But be warned
-- it will not work again for another year!"
Harry rushes home, eager to try out his new powers
and prowess. That night he is ready to surprise Joyce. He
showers, shaves, and puts on his most exotic shaving lotion. He
gets into bed, and lying next to her says, "123."He suddenly
becomes more aroused than anytime in his life ... just as the
medicine man had promised. Joyce, who had been facing away,
turns over and asks, "What did you say 123 for?"
And that, my friends, is why you shouldn't end a sentence with a
preposition.
By the following email received from
George Johnson, it seems reality is finally sinking in and he is
having a bit of a struggle with it: Sunday, June 10, 2007, I
will be making a trip this week to Orange County and will return
on Saturday, June 16. I don't know how I can be old enough to
have a grandson graduating from high school! Gaj
Craig Thornberg, retired
OCMO, sent some questions regarding renewal of his ID and CCW,
my answer to him and his response are included, which may be of
some help to other retirees with the same questions or problems:
June 20, 2007: First, thanks for your time and efforts in
providing a way to help keep the old timers in touch with what's
happening in the department.
Now... a question that perhaps you know the answer
to: I retired from OCMO several years ago due to an on the job
injury. My retirement ID card is expired and I've been trying to
figure out who to contact now to renew it. I used to contact
the OCMO office who would mail me another one. Then, I would go
into our local Sheriff's Dept. (Douglas County, Oregon), get a
recent pic taken, and then go get the card laminated. I'm
guessing that procedure will no longer work.
Also, do you know if my new retirement ID will
continue to say OCMO? Or will it say OCSD? My retirement flat
badge says OCMO. Will I have to get a new OCSD retirement badge?
I know that's a lot of questions but I'm hoping that I'm not the
first person to ask them and perhaps you have previous
experience on this. My interest in renewing my retirement card
was sparked by your recent email on HR218. That's a concept
that's long overdue.
My response: Craig,
Thanks for the kind words. As to your questions, I would only be
guessing if I tried to answer them but I have two friends who I
sure can answer your questions. One you know, I'm sure, Jack
Quinn retired OCMO and the other is Under Sheriff Joann Galisky.
I've taken the liberty of forwarding your email to both Joann
and Jack.
PS: Do you ever hear from
Deane Moore, retired OCMO? He lives in Elkton about 35 miles
from you. My wife and I spent two days with Deane & Shirley the
last part of May. Had a great time with them!
Craig’s follow-up:
Gene, thanks much for your help on this! I've been contacted by
JoAnn Galisky who has provided a
contact to assist me. It's a question that's been on my mind
for some years now and I'd pretty much decided to just not worry
about it and carry an expired card.
I'm so glad I wrote to you and
want you to know how much I appreciate both your help in this
matter and all that you do to let us know that we are not
forgotten.
I never had the
opportunity to work with Deane Moore although I do remember the
name. My time with OCMO was spent in South Court (a few months)
then Central Court (Santa Ana ) In 1982 I was working warrants
in Westminster with Bobby Payton when our vehicle was struck by
a DUI driver. Both of us suffered lower back injuries. I was
able to work for another year or so then was granted a medical
retirement. I believe Bobby was able to finish out his career.
Again, thanks for all
that you do to help keep us in touch. Bob set me up to receive
the AOCDS mailings but I never really felt part of a team again
until I joined your list. My career was cut short but part of
my heart remains with the department. I wonder if all retirees
feel that?
Watching AOCDS fight
for retiree medical warms my heart. Although it does not affect
me personally (SSA determined I was totally and permanently
disabled and I was granted Medicare) I appreciate their efforts
to try to keep health care as affordable as possible for
retirees.
Well... looks like a
short thank you note is turning into a book so I'd better sign
off! :)
Craig never really said
what the response or resolutions to his questions were, so if
some of you retirees are in the same position or have the same
questions you my want to contact Craig at pegasus2-craig@sneakemail
The next is a saga with a happy
ending. It all starts with Ed Gould in Hope, ID. Ed’s first
email: Saturday, July 07,
2007: I don't know if this is a case of being in the right
place at the right time or falls under it's a small world.
I went to a tailgate sale
this morning and saw a badge case that had James A. Musick,
Sheriff Orange County California. Needless to say it caught my
eye. When I opened the case it had a badge with four stars on it
and that's when it dawned on me that it had been Musick's
personal badge. Upon looking in the ID case portion I found a
California State Sheriff's Association (metal) lifetime
membership card in his name, there was no SO identification
card. I asked the vender where they got the ID and badge and she
told me she and her husband buy up storage rooms that have been
abandon or sold due to lack of payment. My immediate thought was
this shouldn't be left in circulation so I bought it. Since Jane
and I worked for him for many years it does have some
sentimental value but I will have to decide what I want to do
with it.
I forwarded Ed’s email to
Sgt. John Hollenbeck since he was instrumental in putting
together the history of the badge. John responded with the
following: Sunday, July 08, 2007: Gene: This is a very
interesting historical find for several reasons. Not only is it
Musick's badge (series 1951-1963), it was also personally
purchased by or for him, since its design shows it was made by
the Sun Badge Company. This can be seen in the picture by
looking at two things - the triangular design in the star's top
point, and the way the word "Sheriff" stretches across the
entire banner. These are characteristic of the six-pointed
stars made by the Sun Badge Company in the 1940s and 1950s.
Entenmann-Rovin has held the official contract for our badges
since 1938, and an example of the official series 1951-1963
badge is shown in the "1951-1963 Deputy" file attached to this
e-mail. As you can see, the Ent-Rov badge has an
ampersand-shaped symbol on the top point (still used on today’s
badges). Ent-Rov also keeps the word “Sheriff” somewhat
compressed on the official badge, and it only takes up half the
banner. Conversely, the Sun Badge Company used expanded block
lettering spread apart to use up the entire banner.
Although Entenmann-Rovin
makes our official badges, it was a common practice in the 1940s
and 1950s for OCSD personnel to buy personal flat badges from
Sun (this practice was banned in the early 1960s). It looks
like what your friend found was the one purchased for or by
Musick. I hope my info can shed a little light on the subject
if he was wondering about it.
If he’s not sure what he
wants to do with it, I can tell you it would be a very valuable
addition to the Orange County Sheriff’s Museum, which is in the
planning stages at this time. I can assure you it would be
displayed with honor once the museum is built. This is an
important OCSD relic, especially since it was carried by the
longest serving sheriff in department history. If your friend
might be interested in donating it to the museum, he can contact
me at
jhollenbeck@ocsd.org or
Captain Brian Wilkerson at
blwilkerson@ocsd.org.
Either one of us would be happy to discuss it with him. Thanks
for letting me know about this, John
P.S.: The OCSD badge
history book has been sent to the publisher, but there’s still a
few weeks left before they’ll stop accepting orders for it. If
you know of anyone else who wants it, tell them it’s not too
late. Have them type the following link into their Internet
Explorer address bar:
http://www.mtpublishing.com/images/ocsdflyer2.pdf.
Mike Brown took Ed’s
email about the badge to the July CK showing around to the guys.
Mike sent Ed the following email: Wednesday, July 11, 2007:
G' morning Ed, Jane, Just returned from the CK for this month.
Took an enlarged copy of the badge scan with me and told the
guys of your story.
When J.D. Green saw the
photo & heard your story he became really very interested making
statements about purchasing it from you. I told him that he is
in line behind me. A little later he told me why.
Two guys, J.D. Green and
Royal Lord, advised of the following: Sheriff Musick and his
wife had only one (1) child, a daughter named Marty and she
lives in the County. I think Royal went to school with her at
some time. Marty and her husband (I think his name is Larry
Holcomb) are close personal friends of J.D. and his wife, Ella
May. J.D. is going to contact her.
J.D. would like to see
the badge returned to Marty. He thought that returning it to
her as a gift was the only way to go. He also wants to avoid
having the office administration involved, feeling that she
would never get it back (I agree).
J.D. would like to cover
any expense you have incurred (with a profit for you included if
you wish) so he and his wife can return it to Marty. I told
J.D. I would help in any way.
We kicked it around and
supposed the following may have occurred. After the Sheriff
died, his wife (I can't remember her name right now) lived for
another 10-15 years, and at some time a mess of personal
[stuff] may have been stored
and forgotten. Probably, unknowingly, this badge was part of
the things stored. This supposition is as good as any I think.
I would like to ask you
to hold off on any final decision until J.D. gets back to me. If
this whole thing is growing into a big complicated mess for you,
just tell me and everyone else to bow out.
Should you keep it? Of
course! Would I like to see it returned to Marty (assuming she
wants it), Yes. Would I like to purchase this from you? Yes.
If you keep it (and you should...you could return it to the
office sometime in the future, as I would do. BUT
not until the department has built the museum for displaying
departmental artifacts and you are assured that it won't end up
it someone's pocket. My having this view of the department does
not please me. But it does exist. Other than the above, it is
June gloomy this a.m. and the afternoon will be warm and sunny.
That's it for now...... Mike
Apparently, right after receiving
Mike’s email Ed got a phone call from J.D. Green. The following
is a gist of that phone conversation: Wednesday, July 11,
2007: Mike, J.D. called me! Well this saga continues. I got
an e-mail from a sergeant from the SO and just as I went to push
the send button telling the SO Sgt I would likely send the badge
to the Sheriff's Museum the phone rang. Upon answering it was
J.D. He told me he is personal friends with of Musick's
daughter, Marti. He gave me her name and phone and asks that I
call her. I suggested that I mail the badge to him and that
he personally present the badge to her as a surprise. I'm sure
it would mean more to her than getting it from me. I will write
a letter to accompany the badge asking that should they not want
the badge that they contact me and eventually the SO museum.
J.D. offered to pay me
four times what I paid plus shipping cost. I should of told him
I paid a $1,000.00. Anyhow, told him I don't want any money and
I'm glad it will get back to the family. So within the next few
days I will send it to J.D. I can't believe how this is all
playing out.
And, to satisfy your
curiosity on how this saga played out, Jan and I stopped to
visit Ed and Jane on our way home from Alaska. One of the first
things Ed said to me was “the badge is back in the hands of
Sheriff Musick’s daughter.” Hopefully, if the Sheriff’s museum
is ever built the badge will end up there on prominent display.
If anyone going to Lake
Havasu City with plans to visit Marshall Rhodes, be advised he
has moved to a new location in the city, maintaining the same
phone number. You can contact me or AOCDS office for the
information.
I received the following
job opportunity email from Diane Kadletz (Stavenhagen):
Thursday, July 19, 2007, Hi Gene, You are probably still on your
Alaska trip but I wanted to drop a line to say "hi" and to ask,
if it's appropriate, to let the retired deputies know about a
job opportunity we have in Northern Arizona.
For background, my
husband and I moved about a year ago to Williams, Arizona (and,
yes, we used Bill Miller as our broker). Having retired from the
practice of law, we are part-owners and general managers of the
Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn near Peach Springs, Arizona. We
located on historic Route 66. The property includes a large,
underground caverns which have been open to the public for tours
for 80 years. We have nearly 800 acres with an airstrip, motel,
gas station, c-store, restaurant, bar, RV campground, and gift
store.
We recently lost our
security officer of 4 years so we have an opening for that
position. The job involves patrolling the property and
interfacing with both the tribal police (from the nearby
Hualaipai Reservation) and Coconino County Sheriff. We are 12
miles from the tribal police and 65 miles from the county
sheriff so we do need someone with experience in police work.
We have full hook-up
sites (free for employees with their own RVs), or employee
housing on property. Our benefits include a free meal per work
day, hourly wage above minimun wage or salary based upon
experience, use of the swimming pool and disc golf course, and
discounts in our stores.
We are in a remote area
of Northern Arizona at about 5500 feet and are open year-round.
In the summer the temperatures are generally in the 90s and we
get some snow in the winter months.
I know that many retired
deputies’ travel around by RV, so they might be interested in a
job for a time. We participate in the Workkampers program that
might be familiar to RV’er’s.
Anyway, if it's appropriate we'd be
happy to interview anyone who is interested.
Our website is
www.grandcanyoncaverns.com
and you can give out my email address
dianeskadletz@gmail..com
Hope you had a wonderful
trip to Alaska. I've been there three times and just loved it.
Here is a follow up email: Wednesday,
September 05, 2007, Hi Gene, Glad to hear you are back home
and safe. Here is the information regarding the job opportunity.
No takers so far and the job is still open. We also employ
couples in a variety of jobs since we have a motel, restaurant,
c-store, bar, gift shop and maintenance department.
I will keep in mind
trying to get to the Klatch in the near future. I come over to
visit my Mom quite often. Good to hear from you, Diane
Apparently, someone
hijacked George King’s email address and started sending out
lots of trash. I received the following from George: Sunday,
July 22, 2007, About a month or so ago someone started using my
screen name, tisimog, to send out a lot of spam. I have been
getting some of it. They cover various subjects, including some
that are not very nice, and could be considered pornographic.
If you received any of
them I am very sorry, but I did not send them. If you get
another from "tisimog" check the domain name, i.e., Yahoo.com,
aol.com, sbcglobal.net, etc. You will see that it did not come
from me. I did not, and will not send out such trash.
This will be the last
e-mail I send using tisimog, however I will monitor it for a
while, and then delete it. Thanks for your patience and
understanding. For obvious
reasons George’s new email address has been deleted from this
email message.
Ed Dunacheck has been
doing some traveling in his recently acquired RV, visiting
retirees and friends along the way. Jack Quinn sent the
following: Sunday, July 22, 2007, Look who visited George
McBride in Gold Beach, OR
The
following was received from Ed Gould: Monday, July 30, 2007,
Had a nice surprise Saturday afternoon. Ed Dunacheck stopped by
and visited with us. I think he said he was supposed to meet up
with Gene but Gene had trouble of some kind with his motorhome
and was behind in his scheduled plans. I'm not sure that I
spelled Ed's last name correctly and I can't find my list at the
moment.
Anyhow, had a great visit
Saturday and Sunday morning. He was enroute to Sam Spencer's
from here. After he left I got to wondering how many of us are
still alive that worked in the old Sycamore Jail. That might be
an interesting survey for you when you get home Gene.
I had an e-mail from JD
and Musick's badge is now with his daughter. Ed
Last but certainly not
least, the following email was received from Dale Carison:
Thursday, August 02, 2007, Hey Gene! Glad you all
are enjoying Alaska! I started going fishing there several
years ago and fell in love with the place. We go to King Salmon
which is just below Bristol Bay. I never knew that fishing
could ever be that good! I will be there the end of August. Be
safe! Dale
Maybe Dale will send a follow up email telling us how the
fishing trip went.
Coffee Klatsch news:
First I wish to thank
Mike Brown for covering for me while I was enjoying myself in
Canada and Alaska. I haven’t received anything from Mike on the
August CK and as you saw above, it appears most of the July CK
was taken up discussing the badge bought by Ed Gould in Hope,
ID.
Mike wrote the following for the June
CK: 6/13/2007, Hi Gene and Jan,
1.) Did you receive the
e-mail I sent you on 6-10, sent via cybernet ? I didn't notice
your little e-mail address @ the end of your web site. I will
assume that you didn't receive this e-mail until I hear
otherwise from you. If I haven't heard from you for a couple of
days I will re-send this and the 6-10 e-mail to you via ALL the
e-mail addresses I have for you hoping one of them scores.
2.) Moderate attendance
@ the CK today, sixteen (16) guys, no (0) gals. Charlie Stump
said he'd just returned from the Philippines and was heading for
Nepal in July. I didn't know Charlie had gone back to work
(feds).
Don Mendenhall said that
he had been doing some fishing, didn't catch anything, at
his cabin in Montana. Since the fish weren't biting he occupied
himself with dispatching the gophers who inhabit his place when
he isn't there. Further, he's returning there in the last of
June and several days later he will be joined by Harvey Hill and
the two of them are going to a Harley Rally in Billings.
I've been checking your
web site for updates. Guess your getting to old to do more than
one thing at a time, i.e., both driving and writing within a 24
hour period. I envy your problem.
