First Quarter 2011 Newsletter

The first quarter edition of the TI Alumni News is being printed and will shortly be mailed to all current TIAA members who have not opted out of postal delivery. To view or download and print out a copy of the newsletter, go to www.tialumni.org/news/. This issue features a recap of the TI Retiree Luncheon held at the Mesquite Convention Center on Nov. 11.

February TIAA Seminars

Tax Preparedness - 1-3 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3 at the Texins Activity Center CR1/CR2 on the Expressway site. Get up-to-date on changes affecting the preparation of 2010 tax returns and tips for 2011. Two speakers will be on the program: an IRS representative and a CPA. Seating is strictly limited to 40 attendees. Call the TIAA office at 214-567-8444 to register by Feb.1, leaving names of those attending and a telephone contact number.

Digital Photography II - 1-4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10 at Texins Activity Center CR1/CR2. A follow-on to last year's popular course which will concentrate on photographic composition - the ability to see as the camera sees because a photograph does not reproduce a scene quite the way a human sees it. Learn to consider things like background, foreground, subject placement, balance, lighting, etc. Bring your camera and manual and get training from retired TI Photographer David Drake on how to take better pictures. David will also answer individual questions about your camera after the class. Seating is limited to 40 attendees, so call the TIAA office to reserve yours by February 3.

Planned Seminars

Disaster Preparedness - Wednesday, March 23

Estates, Wills and the new Tax Laws - Wednesday, April 27

Going Green - Wednesday, May 11

February TIAA Breakfast

This month we will again meet at The House Cafe at 801 Alpha Dr. at Bowser Rd. in Richardson on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 9:30 a.m. All members and former Tiers are invited to this informal get-together for fellowship and good food. Feel free to bring a friend. We will decide whether we want to schedule future breakfasts on the third Wednesday of each month and where to hold future breakfasts. No RSVP needed.

Welcome to New Members

The TI Alumni Association is happy to announce that Robert E. Alexander, Geraldine Baechtle, Jim Brooks, Dennis Delzer, Dirk A. Doyle, Shaun Drutar, Mario Ercole, Ian Henderson, Norman S. Ince, Uming Ko, Angel Kosfiszer, Satish Kumar Mudugere, Bob Pettit, Paul Prazak, Jeff Quigley and Charles (Rick) Smith recently became members of our association. Also, Mary E. Kinard and Betty Jean Veal recently became Lifetime Members of TIAA. Twenty-seven percent of our members currently hold lifetime memberships.

In Memoriam 

TIAA has learned of the recent deaths of the following former TIers and/or TIAA members: Bill Barbee, Melvin G. Beene, Mary V. Betty, Aver A. Block, Glenn B. Braswell, Robert W. Bronson, Albert Cannon, Anthony W. DeCock, Claude G. Dunn, Ethel D. Edwards, Joseph M. Flaherty, Anthony W. Foglia, Louis Gandenberger, Beatrice M. Gilmore, Marlene K. Groce, Gregory J. Hewlett, Garrie H. Johnston, Jack A. Lane, Antoinette Lundgren, David F. Lynch, Edmond O. McAdams, Melvin E. Meissner, Dorothy Mignacca, Nellie M. Miracle, Elvira S. Molina, Laura K. Morris, Helen I. Newton, Liz O'Brien, Sydney J. Oetker, Z. W. Pique, Tim Ramsey, Mildred L. Raney, Arline Renaud, Etta L. Rice, Wanda L. Scales, Jenny Shellhorn, Dolores J. Stevens, Charles A. Stewart, Emanuel T. (E. T.) Vernon Jr., E. R. Webb Jr., Frank B. Whalen and Beatrice Whitaker. We have added their names to our online In Memoriam list.  

Community Involvement Activity

Greet the Troops at DFW Airport - Tuesday, Feb. 22, 7 a.m.-noon. Join TIAA members to honor and thank military personnel who pass through DFW Airport on their way to visit families for much-needed R&R. Volunteer greeters will meet at Texins Activity Center at 7 a.m., ride a TI-supplied bus to DFW to meet the troops, and purchase our own breakfasts at IHOP on the way back to Texins.

Planned Activities

The Network Food Pantry in Richardson - Tuesday, March 15

Boomer Green Teams - Wednesday, April 20

February TIAA Travel Events

Tom Landry Exhibit, Fair Park, Wednesday, Feb. 2. - Brought back by popular demand - over 120,000 people viewed this exhibit during the State Fair - is the buttoned-up duster, the coat of the working cowboy and perfectly suited to the Texas historical setting. But the hombre who wore this one was a cowboy with a capital C - Tom Landry, the stoic head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. And it's just one facet of a man whose influence stretched far beyond the football field. From his varsity letter from Mission High School's district championship team in 1940 to the fur-collared trench coat and matching fur cap he wore on the sidelines at the "Ice Bowl" in Green Bay to the red, white and blue Byron Nelson Classic golf bag he used when he made a hole-in-one, the exhibit offers a glimpse of a man most knew from his spot on the sidelines. The details of Landry's military service, an area largely unknown, is fascinating as he served as a co-pilot on a B-17 completing 30 missions in WWII. The exhibit follows Landry's chronology - Mission High School, the college years, his time with the New York Giants, the Cowboys years, then looping back to items from his personal life. A television in one corner plays the video from Landry's memorial service at the Meyerson Symphony Center, ending with Landry's favorite hymn, "Amazing Grace." We'll leave Texins at 10 a.m., visit the exhibit, have lunch at Big Shucks on Mockingbird Lane at our own expense, and return about 2 p.m. Cost is $9 for members and $10 for nonmembers. Please register by Jan. 26.

General Motors Plant, Arlington, Monday, Feb. 28 - Depart Texins Activity Center on TI bus at 9 a.m. for a 90-minute tour of the General Motors Plant followed by a late lunch at Texas Palomina's Buffet at our own expense. No open-toed shoes, children under 10, or electronics are allowed on GM plant tours. We will return to Texins at approximately 3 p.m. Cost is $10 per member and $11 per nonmember. Please register by Feb. 21.

Planned Travel Events

Winstar Casino, Thackerville, OK - Thursday, March 10

Allied Waste Recycling, Plano - Wednesday, March 16

Texas Civil War Museum, Fort Worth - Thursday, March 24

For more information on travel events, go to www.tialumni.org/travel/. Contact the TIAA office at admin@tialumni.org or 214-567-8444 to register. Each TIAA member is invited to participate and may bring one guest at the member price. Others may join us at the nonmember price. Payment is due seven days prior to event to reserve your place on the bus. Make check payable to TIAA and mail to TIAA, PO Box 740181, Dallas, TX 75374. Check the TI Alumni online calendar for possible additional events

TI Alumni eNews

This electronic newsletter is published monthly by the TI Alumni Association to help connect the TI alumni community and TI. Editorial Staff: Jon Campbell, Editor; Ronnie Brandenburg, John Byers, Max Post and Jessica Stewart, Contributors; and Jerry Brandenburg, David Drake and Linda Stopani, Photographers. Alumni with comments or possible contributions to this publication should contact Jon Campbell at editor@tialumni.org.