People

R.M. Wade has been owned and operated by five generations of the same family. Also, it has had five generations of wonderful, loyal, creative, productive and dedicated employees that have really made the company what it was in the past and today. R.M. Wade owes these employees both present and past a huge thank you for all of their wonderful contributions to the company over the years. The family of employees is very large and we cannot begin to include all of those who have been involved. We are still constructing this section of the website but more than anything we need pictures of people, hopefully taken when they worked for the company.

The pictures below are divided between RM Wade Distribution Company
and the Wade Rain Divisions of RM Wade Corporation

IF YOUR PICTURE IS INCLUDED AND YOU DON’T WANT TO BE ON THE WEBSITE LET US KNOW (150@rmwade.com) AND WE WILL REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY. ALSO IF YOU DON’T WANT YOUR LAST NAME TO BE SHOWN WE WILL ALSO DELETE IT.

IF YOUR PICTURE IS NOT ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU WANT TO BE INCLUDED EMAIL A PICTURE OF YOURSELF PAST OR PRESENT AND WE WILL PUT IT UP ON THE SITE. SEND TO 150@rmwade.com.

Robert M. Wade
Founder of R.M. Wade & Co.

1865 to 1915

Edward J. Newbegin
President of R.M. Wade & Co.

R.M. Wade's son in law

1906 to 1929

Wade Newbegin Sr.
President of R.M. Wade & Co.

1929-1982

Wade Newbegin
President Distribution Division

1982 to 1998

Edward H. Newbegin
President of Wade Rain

1982-Present

John Wade Newbegin
Vice President of Wade Rain

1998 to Present

 

R.M. Wade & Co. Distribution

Andy Kerr
Corporate Attorney

1975 to 2014

John Anlicker
Billing

50's to 80's

Bob Blinn
Farm Equip. Sales Mgr.

1970's

Ad Bloch
Advertising Agent

Bloch Advertising

1918-1970

Ken Brown
Controller

70's

Joy Brown
Executive Assistant to Ed Newbegin

1970-2011

Bob C
Industrial Pump Sales

1970's

Meryl Cloyd
Secretary

70's to 80's

Stan Cox
Service Department

40's - 60's

Ernie Crichton
Manager Ford Tractor Sales

20's to 1948

Mike Eglitis
Pump Design and Sales

1970's

Don Elmore
Accounting

60's to 80's

John Franklin
Purchasing

70's and 80's

Tom Hillson

Frank Horesky
Parts Mgr.

1960's -70's

Gil Kellaher
Manager Multnomah Iron Works

1920's to 1948

Ken Koenig
New Holland Sales Manager

60's and 70's

Bill Lake
Manager Order Department

70's to 2002

Pete Lane
Credit Manager

1960-1985

Nancy Liesure
Secretary to Wade Newbegin

1950's to 80's

Marge Lillis
Mailroom and Bulletins

? to 1980's

Bob Martin
Purchasing Mgr.

1970's

Dianne McGraw
Accountant

80's to 2004

John Mercep
Bolens Sales Manager

1960's to 80's

Bob Miers
Parts Mgr.

1980's

Arnie Miller
Farm Equipment Sales

50's to 80's

Jim Miller
Manager Industrial Pumps

60's to 80's

Roy Miller
Warehouse and Farm Equipment Sales

50's and 60's

Orville Moore
Industrial Pumps

50's and 60's

Robert Morgan
Wade Rain Sales Manager

50's

Earl Morrison
Wade Rain Sales

50's and 60's

Bill Nepote
Manager Goulds Pump Sales

50's and 60's

Al Nott
Ag Equipment Sales

70's and 80's

John Olsen
Pump Sales Manager

1965- 1970's

May Peters
Warranty

1980's

Fred Pringle
Manager - Seattle Branch

30's to the 80's

Jim Pringle
Outdoor Power Sales Mgr.

1980's

Dan Rickard
Manager Water Systems Sales

1970's to 80's

Susan Russell
Real Estate Manager

1990 to present

Ruey Ryan
Ag Sales Manager

60's to 2004

Nick Savage
Ag Equipment Sales

70's and 80's

Robin Scholz
Receptionist

1980's

Dennis Schrock
Accounting

50's

Tink Smith
General Sales Manager

1930's to 1980's

Burl Snow
Service Manager

40's to 80's

Buryl Snow
Service Manager

60's to 80's

Mr Thom
Accountant

30' to 60's

Tom Tredwell
Water Systems Sales Manager

70's and 80's

Bob Vandehey
Warehouse Manager

60's to 80's

Darryl Vanderzanden
Parts Mgr.

1960-70's

Dick Vanek
Vice President Operations

1960 to 2005

Sandra Vanek
Advertising

1983-2005

Bud Ward
Farm Equipment Sales

60's to 80's

Dave Wendroff
CFO

1987 to Present

Bob Wiegand
Farm Equipment Sales

60's to 90's

Becky Wirta
Billing

80's to 2005

Larry Young
Sales Manager Idaho Office

Sales Manager for Southern Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and Northern Utah

 

Wade Rain (Wade Mfg. Co.)

Jorge Barrios
Ore-Max Sales Peru

2012 to present

Gary Bates
Pivot Engineer and Irrigation Project Design

1971 to 2002

Chase Berrier
IT and Web Design

2009 to present

Julian Bolaños
Oremax and President of Wade Rain Peru

1980 to present

Steve Boschee
Machinist

70's to 2000

Steve Brunnengreaber
Engineer and Tooling

1987 to 2003

Frenchie Charbonneau
Welding

50's to 80's

Luis Chavez
Export Administration Manager

2008 to present

Ron Clack
Foreman Coupler Machining

70's to 2000

Paul Cochran
California Drip Irrigation Sales

1987 to 1995

Gail Cornelius
Wade Rain Inventor and Product Engineer

1938 to 2002

Osvaldo Correa
Ore-Max Sales Chile

2008 to present

Jacob Courtney
Shipping Department Drip Division

2012 to present

Tom Drake
Wade Mfg Manager

40's and 50's

Miles Eaton
Machinist

60's to 90's

Jim Elieff
Material Handling

60's to 2002.

Warren Forsyth
Manager Wade Mfg. C0

1940 to 1995

Raul Galeano
Ore-Max Manager Mexico

2002 to present

Fernando Gutierrez
Warehouse Manager Wade Rain of Mexico

Bob Hale
Shipping Manager

70's to 2000

Jim Hankins
Machinist and Painter

70's to 90's

Cori Harvey
Operations Manager

1997-present

John Haynes
Motor Unit Assembly

70's to 2000

Lloyd Heiserman
Machinist

60's to 90's

Fernando Herrera
Production Manager

80's to present

Rick Krauth
Micro Irrigation Production Manager

1987 to 2003

Pierre Lameh
Mexico and South America Sales Manager

Edgar Lameh
Caribbean Sales

2014 to present

Bob Larsell
Welder

80' and 90's

Betty Lehman
Invoicing

70's to 90's

Dan Lisle
Product Development and Tooling

70's to 2000

Mark Mallory
Manager of Ore-Max Division

2012 to present

Angeles Mendez
Accounts Payable Wade Rain of Mexico

2009 to present

Daniyar Menne
Ore-Max Sales Russia

2009 to 2014

Pat Middleton
Wade Rain Sales Eastern US

1970-1978

Gary N
Punch Press Foreman

60's to 2000

Charlie Needles
Welding

80' and 90's

Joanne Neel
Accounting

2011 to present

Stan Ochs
Tool and Die Maker

1971 to 1974

Elia Porras
General Administrator Wade Rain of Mexico

2009 to present

Oscar Quintana
Mexico Sales Manager

1994

Crawford Reid
Sales Manager Wade Rain

30's

Jorge Reyes
Sales Leon Wade Rain of Mexico

Bob Rutherford
Shipping

70's and 80's

Gene Spurlock
Machinist

60's to 90's

David J. Steele
Sales Manager Wade Rain

1957 to present

Norm Swanson
Purchasing Manager Drip Division

1987-95 and 2011 to present

Cliff Wesner
Wade Rain Sales Manager

1978 to Present

Hugh Williams
Sales Manager Wade Rain

1955 to 1975

Mike Williams
Wade Mfg. Co Manager

Currently a consultant to company

1970 2002

Bill Williams
Shipping Manager

60's to 2002

Gary Wilson
Production Manager

70's and 80's

Bill Zimmerman
Machinist

50's to 80's