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Continue reading →: Monthly Meeting this Wednesday, the 27 th
11:00 on Wednesday, 27 May 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.
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Continue reading →: Retiree Medical DDB Fexible Spending Account (FSA) Eligible Expenses
Eileen sent me the Retiree FSA Eligible Expenses but I forgot to post them with the April Luncheon meeting minutes. Therefore, catching up a little, here they are as of 2026-05-01. The latest is always posted on Alight at Reimbursement Accounts -> Eligible Expenses. We also maintain a copy on…
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Continue reading →: RTX Reports Q1 2026 Results
RTX delivers double-digit organic sales (sales from a company’s existing internal operations) and earnings growth in Q1. Raises 2026 outlook for adjusted sales and adjusted EPS (Earnings Per Share), confirms free cash flow (cash a company generates after covering its operating expenses and capital expenditures) Click here for the full…
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Continue reading →: April 2026 Luncheon meeting minutes
March 25, 2026 PRESENT: 18FIRST TIME: 0LONG TIME: Marv Olson, Ken LittonGUESTS: 0SICKNESS: None Reported Deaths Gwendolyn McAllen (Gwen)Passed Away April 3, 2026 Gwendolyn McAllen (Gwen), daughter of A. James Jr. and May Nelson, passed away on April 3rd, 2026. A lifelong and voracious learner, Gwen earned a B.S. in Science…
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Continue reading →: March 2026 Luncheon meeting minutes
March 25, 2026 PRESENT: 12FIRST TIME: Chuck SchornLONG TIME: NoneGUESTS: NoneSICKNESS: None Deaths Sylvia VaughnPassed Away March 18, 2026 This is my mother (Verna Sylvia Welch Vaughn), walking the streets of Hot Springs Arkansas, circa 1950 – full of life, grace and strength. She has no idea of the adventurous life…
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Continue reading →: February 2026 Luncheon meeting minutes
February 25, 2026 PRESENT: 18FIRST TIME: LONG TIME: Rick Lowe, Lisa Buchanan, GUESTS: None Sickness Sylvia Vaughn: Her daughter has been reporting that Sylvia is not doing well. Touch and go last week be she rebounded over the weekend. However, she is probably getting a feeding tube until she can swallow…
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Continue reading →: OCX Program Cancelled
Raytheon’s Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program was cancelled by the Defense Acquisition Executive on April 17, based upon the recommendation of the acting service acquisition executive. As of January 2026, the program cost was approximately $6.27 billion. Click Here to read the announcement
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Continue reading →: Sylvia Vaughn Passed AWay
Verna Sylvia Welch Vaughn, who we all knew as Sylvia Vaughn, passed away on Wednesday, 18 Mar, a week short of her 92nd birthday after a long and fruitful life and a rather short illness resulting from a respiratory virus contracted in rehab. Sylvia was born on 26 Mar 1934…
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Continue reading →: Jeff Derrick Passed Away
To many of us, the 1995 acquisition of E-Systems by Raytheon was “the end of an era”; a time when the company brought in many influences that diminished the quality of our work environment; some immediate, and some taking a bit of time. In stark contrast to this was Jeff…
Benefits and Forms
FSA forms and information, spending accounts, Health and Insurance, and Raytheon Benefits
Next Luncheon
May 27 11:00 AM, 2026 at Golden Corral – 1420 Eastgate Dr, Garland, TX 75041
Garland ESY/Raytheon Retirees 