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Continue reading →: April 1976: ESY article in Times
Few conglomerates grew so rapidly as Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. (LTV) in the late 1960s, and few have come apart so spectacularly in the 1970s. As part of the Ling empire, the company was known as LTV Electrosystems Inc. needed a new name. John W. Dixon, so Dixon after several failures, decided…
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Continue reading →: Charlie Godwin Passed Away
We lost long-time E-Teamer Charlie Godwin this past Sunday, 24 October at the age of 88. Charlie’s funeral service was today, Thursday, October 29. We are too late for it. However his internment is tomorrow, Friday, October 30, 2026 1:00 – 1:30 pm (Central time) Grove Hill Funeral Home Grove Hill Memorial…
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Continue reading →: Luncheon This Wednesday
Monthly Meeting 11:00 on Wednesday, 28 October at the Golden Corral Banquet/Meeting Room at their location near the intersection of Centerville and LBJ Freeway in Garland. We should be done by 12:30. The actual address is 1420 Eastgate Drive, Garland, TX 75041. While we are on the subject of change, be…
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Continue reading →: Terry Beemer Passed Away
Sorry for the late and untimely notice, but we just received word this morning that Terry Beemer, a former colleague, passed away last month (12 Sep 2026) at the age of 79, and a remembrance for him is scheduled for tomorrow morning, Saturday 24 October at his home in Richardson…
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Continue reading →: Don Wilson Passed Away
We received word earlier in the month that one of the Don Wilsons at E-Systems (and there were a few by that name) passed away on 26 Sep 2026 at the age of 87. Unique among the Don Wilsons, however, this Don was born in Dallas, raised in Garland (a…
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Continue reading →: E-Systems on 60 Minutes
A blast from the past Last Wednesday at the luncheon several of us talked about the good old days when we could not discuss anything about our work, a common affliction for many of us. This was of course before the Internet, social networks, and AI. Back in the day…
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Continue reading →: September Monthly Meeting Wednesday
Monthly Meeting 11:00 on Wednesday, 30 Sep at the Golden Corral Banquet/Meeting Room at their location near the intersection of Centerville and LBJ Freeway in Garland. We should be done by 12:30. The actual address is 1420 Eastgate Drive, Garland, TX 75041. While we are on the subject of change, be advised…
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Continue reading →: 9/11 – 25 years
It’s been 25 years this year since 9/11 seared the soul of America when Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial flights flying from the East Coast of the United States. Two of the flights hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one hit the Pentagon,…
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Continue reading →: Star Trek Festival Garland Saturday, Sep. 12th
A few of us are of an age we watched the 1st run of “Boldly go where no one has before”, the orginal Star Trek TV series debuted in 1966. On September 12th all Trekkies have the opportunity to relive that series at Garland’s Plaza Theatre, 521 West State Street.…
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Continue reading →: August 2026 Monthly Meeting Reminder
It’s that time already – Monthly Meeting: August 26, 11:00 AM, 2026 at Golden Corral – 1420 Eastgate Dr, Garland, TX 75041 A brilliant way to escape the heat.
Benefits and Forms
FSA forms and information, spending accounts, Health and Insurance, and Raytheon Benefits
Next Luncheon
Oc 28, 11:00 AM, 2026 at Golden Corral – 1420 Eastgate Dr, Garland, TX 75041
