Official Investigations & Security Services, Inc. extends its condolences...

OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS & SECURITY SERVICES, INC.

AND

ITS EMPLOYEES

EXTEND OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY

OF WESLEY "WES" E WARD, MID-WEST TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, INC.

WE SENT OUR EMPLOYEES STARTING IN 1998 TO WES FOR THEIR OPOTA FIREARMS TRAINING & CERTIFICATION.

CEO, MICHAEL ROLFES, LAST QUALIFIED WITH WES IN JANUARY 2011 ON A FRIGID SATURDAY MORNING.  THE TEMPERATURE WHEN WE STARTED WAS -17F.  WE COULDN'T FEEL OUR FINGERS, SO WE HAD TO SHOOT A SKILL, WARM UP FOR 20 MINUTES, THEN SHOOT THE NEXT SKILL, REPEATING THOSE STEPS UNTIL WE WERE FINISHED.

WES WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.  I HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL CONTINUE MID-WEST TECHNICAL SCHOOLS IN WES' MEMORY.

Wesley Eugene Ward, of Huber Heights, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Kettering Medical Center. Wesley was born in Middleport, OH to Wesley F. Ward and Huldah Ruth Ward. Wesley is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Wilma Price Ward, his son Richard (Marianne) of Durham, NC, daughter Cathy (Gary) Moorman of Mason, OH and son Gary (fiancée Amy) of Troy, OH; grandchildren Chad Ward, Corey (Jenny) Ward, Chris Bush, Nichole Bush, Jason (Michelle) Moorman, James (Amber) Moorman and great grandchildren Brinley, Trevor, Grant, Cole, Savanah and Caleb; brothers Charles David (Carol) of Eustis, FL, Keith (Connie) of LaGrange, KY and Dale (Susan) of Orlando, FL; sisters Charlene (Bill) Darst of Cheshire, OH, Rosanna (Chuck) Simmons of Gallipolis, OH, and Karen (Tom) Spiess of Marysville, CA and many relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving son Wesley Edward and sister Geraldine Ward (Lowell) Swisher. Wesley was a faithful member of The Huber Heights Church of God. He served in many capacities during his 47 years of membership for United Commercial Travelers (UCT), including Senior Counselor of Gem City Council #3 and Grand Counselor for the State of Ohio. He was treasurer for the AMOB. Wesley worked as a Deputy Sheriff for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department and as a Patrolman for the Wayne Township Police Department. Retired from National Cash Register, Dayton, OH, Wesley was the CEO and School Commander for Mid-West Technical Schools, Inc. established in July 1990. The family will be receiving friends on Sunday, April 17, 2011 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Blessing Funeral Home, 11900 N. Dixie Drive, Tipp City with a UCT Necrology Ceremony at 6:45 pm. Funeral Services, conducted by Pastor Roger Hamilton and Associate Pastor Howard Briggs of the Huber Heights Church of God, will be held Monday, April 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm at Blessing Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Tipp City. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made payable to Gem City UCT Council #3, and sent to 806 Westhafer Road, Vandalia OH 45377 to support special events for intellectually disabled persons. Our family would like to extend their thanks and appreciation to Dr. Young, Dr. Polestra, Dr. Grigg and the SICU Staff at Kettering Medical Center. Condolences may be made to the family at www.blessingfh.com.

Official Investigations & Security Services, Inc. is mourning the death of a friend and former client, Shad O'Shea

Official Investigations & Security Services, Inc. is mourning the loss of a good friend and former client, Howard Normal Loval, more well known as Shad O'Shea. Shad was a radio DJ and record producer who lived in Cincinnati, OH for several years.

Shad was well-known in the music industry as having one of THE best recording studios in the country.

Shad was a former member of the Cheviot-Westwood Kiwanis club where I met him when I was a high school student. Shad was a regular at the Harvest Home Fair hosting and MC'ing the salsa, wine and beer tasting contests.

It was a few years ago that he hired me to help track down some information for his mom in California.

Shad was a funny guy who was friends with everyone. He will be greatly missed!

Ken Broo wrote this about Shad in his blog on Sunday night:

"A wonderfully gifted and funny man died this weekend, far to young. Shad O'Shea was a local Cincinnati legend, a throwback to the time when radio was fun and very important in people's everyday lives. He was 'old school', with the wit and irreverence of modern day. He knew the difference between engaging a listener and simply reading liners and giving time checks. He worked at radio stations from California to Louisiana to Ohio, and some places in between. Shad, before running a successful recording studio and owning the Fraternity record label, live the nomadic life of a rock and roll DJ in the 50's and 60's. He worked with talent that would go onto work at some of the biggest rock and roll radio stations in the USA, and some that would never get out of the 500 watt station they were stuck at. He treated everyone the same.

I met Shad a few years ago. He treated me like I knew him forever. He helped me with a project I was working on when I freelanced at WGRR-FM in Cincinnati, recounting stories of his time as a DJ and some of the characters in the music business he ran into along the way.

He wasn't old, and to my knowlege at least, wasn't in poor health. But now he's gone. A good ole boy, as we like to say in the broadcasting business. Arf, arf Shad. You were a bona fide original."

You can click here to view his obituary in the Cincinnati Enquirer
Shad passed away on June 5, 2009, around 11:30pm. A memorial service will held at 6:30 PM at Twin Lanterns Reception hall located at 6191 Harrison Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45247.


To leave a memorial for his family, please visit the funeral home webpage