Chuck Easterling was raised on a cattle ranch in Amador County California near Lake Camanche. The Easterling family has owned and operated the ranch since 1948. He loved steer wrestling and rodeos as a younger man. Chucks love of flying started as a young man on the ranch where he learned to fly a 1939 vintage Taylor Craft. Chuck joined the U.S. Air Force and is a Viet Nam Veteran.
With an illustrious career as an international pilot he flew for President Reagan and his staff when Reagan was Governor of California. With over 35 years in Commercial/Agricultural Real Estate, which paralleled a career as an international airline pilot, Chuck was one of the first real estate Brokers to offer his clients aerial photos of properties.
Currently, Chuck is the Past President of the Downtown Lodi Business Partnership. He and his wife own and operate Tillie’s Fine Food and Coffee Company in the downtown Lodi District. Chuck has been instrumental in bringing viticulture and the wine industry to the downtown Lodi Area. Chuck is still flying and is enjoying fishing and kayaking when he is not selling real estate. Chucks experience and expertise are a tremendous asset to Hesseltine Realty
- Local Business Owner
- Commercial Real Estate Broker
- Retired Commercial Airline Pilot
- Viet Nam Veteran