David Stone:  

After H.S. graduation, hung around Ventura far too long (4 years). Ended up attending Fresno State, and before graduating, was hired as a Deputy Sheriff (even ran across one of our Buena H.S. classmates enjoying himself at a bar in Shaver Lake one snowy night, and had fun surprising him). After a career in law enforcement, I finally obtained my degree in Criminology from Fresno State and then started law school. Near the end of my first year, dad became extremely ill and mom was bed-bound with M.S. I took a year "off" to return to Ventura taking care of them and running dad's two businesses until dad passed away in '96. (Growing up a spoiled only child can be fun, but payback comes later in life--and I was happy to do it.) Shortly thereafter and at about the same time, we moved my mom closer to home in Fresno and I ended up in the corporate security world, working for TCI who was eventually purchase by AT&T. Promoted and moved around t...Expand for more