by Robert W.
My aunt, Mary G. Beach (Imholz), was very
dedicated to the Lockheed Corporation. She and her husband, Al, worked for a
Lockheed subcontractor in Iceland from 1948 through 1951. Impressed by the
treatment of employees by Lockheed management, they vowed to become part of the
Lockheed family at the end of the Iceland project. After returning to the
United States, Mary and Al moved from New York to southern California to become
full-time Lockheed employees.
My aunt’s dedication was so strong, she
convinced five family members to also become "Lockheedians." Mary and
Al and three of the five family members retired from Lockheed. Of the two
family members who did not , one had a successful career in high school
counseling and the other became a vice president at The Walt Disney Company.
Lockheed Martin has received over 100
years of service by dedicated employees who like Mary had such a positive
experience with Lockheed personnel in frozen, faraway Iceland.
