Garland ESY/Raytheon Retirees

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…

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…

It is with great sadness that we must report the departure of a former E-Teamer, Julie Ann Germain of Flower Mound, who passed away on 26 January in Denton shortly after her 63rd birthday on 22 January. Although the details of her arrival into our midst are a bit uncertain,…

Lucy passed away on January 18,2026. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Calvary Hill Funeral Home, 3235 Lombardy Lane, Dallas, Texas 75220. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the mausoleum chapel of Sacred Heart Cemetery, 3900 Rowlett Rd,…

Late in 2025, we lost another dear former employee – Bruce Bates, Sr. At the relatively young age of 67, Bruce passed away on 28 December in Sachse, just short of his birthday of January 6th.  A native of Magnolia, MS, Bruce grew up very close to the Louisiana border…

As we were closing out the year 2025, the family and friends of Tony Derrick Dockery were saying their final goodbyes to this veteran of E-Systems, L3, and the US military. Born on 5 December 1957, Tony passed away at age 68 in Sunnyvale on December 30th.  He attended East…

Tom White passed on December 20 2025.  Tom began his career at Chance Vaught as an electrical engineer.  Tom went on to earn his Masters degree at SMU in Electrical Engineering.  During Tom’s time there, he made many friends.  His career ended with retirement in 1989 after working at E-Systems…