Tony WadeArmijo class of 1982 grad Tony Wade came to Fairfield in 1976 when he was twelve years old and never left. In 2006, Wade began writing for the Daily Republic, and in 2011, he became an "accidental historian" when he began writing his "Back in the Day" columns. Wade's first book, Growing Up in Fairfield, California, was published in 2021, and his second, Lost Restaurants of Fairfield, California, was published in 2022. He lives in Fairfield with his wife, Beth, and their Chiweenie, Chunky Tiberius Wade. Read More Read Less