Offical Raytheon PR, Sept 12, 2001
LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company has been informed that four employees have perished in the national tragedy of September 11. All four employees were passengers on flights that crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
"Our hearts go out to the families, friends and co-workers of those we have lost, and all who perished yesterday," said Raytheon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dan Burnham.
The four employees who died were:
* Peter Gay, 54, of Tewksbury, Mass., a vice president of operations for Electronic Systems based in Andover, Mass., 28 years of service
* Stanley Hall, 68, of Clifton, Va., director of program management in Arlington, Va., 17 years of service
* David P. Kovalcin, 42, of Hudson, N.H., senior mechanical engineer for Electronic Systems in Tewksbury, Mass., 15 years of service
* Kenneth E. Waldie, 46, of Methuen, Mass., senior quality control engineer for Electronic Systems in Andover, Mass., 17 years of service
Raytheon is offering grief counseling and emotional support for the victims' families and employees through the company's Employee Assistance Program.
Raytheon has also established a special fund to provide gifts from Raytheon and its employees for disaster relief for all victims. Raytheon is also providing disaster relief services through a grant the company made to the American Red Cross earlier this year.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and business and special mission aircraft.
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Listed by flight,
1. American Airlines Flight 11, Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center
-- Peter Gay, 54, of Tewksbury, Mass., a Vice President of Operations for Electronic Systems based in Andover, Mass., 28 years of service.
-- David P. Kovalcin, 42, of Hudson, N.H., Senior Mechanical Engineer for Electronic Systems in Tewksbury, Mass., 15 years of service.
-- Kenneth E. Waldie, 46, of Methuen, Mass., Senior Quality Control Engineer for Electronic Systems in Tewksbury, Mass., 17 years of service.
2. American Airlines Flight 77, Washington to Los Angeles, crashed into Pentagon
-- Stanley Hall, 68, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Director of Program Management in Arlington, Va., 17 years of service.
3. United Airlines Flight 175, Boston to Los Angeles, crashed into World Trade Center
-- Herbert Homer, 48, Milford, Mass, a senior Department of Defense official overseeing Raytheon Co.'s operations in Burlington, Vt.
Full List of Victims
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