by Mary Helen I.
My husband
received a telegram, which announced a start date of June 3, 1962, at Lockheed
Missiles and Space Company in Sunnyvale, California. After a couple years, the
company was starting operations in Houston, Texas, for a development contract (telemetry
station and computer data center). My husband’s transfer was for a one-year
contract. Another one-year contract followed, then a five-year contract. The contracts
continued with employees from other states flowing in and eventually many
making their permanent home there. Clem's employment with Lockheed continued
until contract loss, some 17 years later.
In the
meantime, I became a Lockheed employee on February 14, 1972. My employment lasted
during mergers with Martin Marietta and Ford Aerospace and the loss of the ESC
contract. My tenure was just 14 days short of 33 years.
Our middle son,
Bob, started to work for Lockheed in 1992 and continued until the same loss of
the SEAT contract. Along with 1,700 employees and contractors, we checked out
January 31, 2005. Our other son, worked for Lockheed as a summer hire college
student.
Between our
five family members, we've calculated over 100 years of service on NASA
contracts. Each of us took away our own lessons learned, and unforgettable
experiences and memories. There were no regrets of our years with Lockheed
Martin. We only wished there could have been many more, especially for our
younger adults coming into the working field.
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| We had unforgettable experiences and memories! |
