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Perkin-Elmer Get-togethers
 

Many P-E Retirees like to get together to find out "Whassup", and to recall the
people and projects of the “Perkin-Elmer that used to be.” Add pizza and beer,
lunch (or whatever) and the get-togethers become regular established events.

 

In the Danbury Area:
Get-togethers are normally held at Noon on the last Wednesday of each month at Chuck's Steakhouse, 20 Segar Street, Danbury (phone 203-792-5555). Attendees are mostly from the Optical Shop-Methods and Metrology. For information, contact Bud Rigby via e-mail at budrigby@Comcast.net  or phone 203-438-5702.
 
Another one in the Danbury Area.
 This group meets weekly in the food court at the Danbury Fair Mall every
Thursday between 12:00 Noon and about 3:00 p.m. The  core members are
the golf partners Fred Marra, Al Loewenstine, Bob Zarba and Al Bronico.
Other regulars are Herb Weisblatt, Ed DeVeaux and John Evans. Many other
former OTD guys show up from time to time. All others are welcome at any time.     
     The first arrival stakes out a table, or two, near the carousel. Everybody gets his own meal at any one of the dozen or more food venues in the court. We talk about everything under the sun.
 

In the Ridgefield  Area:

 

Get-togethers

 

In the Ridgefield, CT Area:

Held on the last Wednesday of each month (except December) at 5:30 p.m. at the new John’s Best Pizza

Restaurant, 955 Ethan Allen Highway (aka Route 7), Ridgefield. For information, contact Gene Schlesinger

by email at ersengineering01@aol.com or phone 203-762-5984 or Bud Rigby by email at

budrigby@comcast.net  or phone 203-438-5702.

 

In the Norwalk, CT Area:

Held on the second Thursday of each month at Noon at The Ischoda Yacht Club on Water Street in

South Norwalk. For information, contact Dick Babish by email at rbabish@me.com  phone at

203-762-0140 or Gene Schlesinger by email at ersengineering01@aol.com or phone 203-762-5984.

 

(If you have a regularly scheduled Get-together in your area, and would like to have it included in

The Retiree Club News, please send the information to Bob Davis at bobagnes55@aol.com.)

   

  
 

 
In the Bridgeport, Stratford, Shelton, Trumbull Area:
A monthly breakfast get-together for former P-E people is normally held on the first Friday of every month at 8:30 a.m. at the Riverside Diner, 521 River Road in Shelton. There are currently 12 attendees representing all major and former  P-E facilities in Connecticut. Regular attendees are Jon Aspinwall, Joe O’Connor, Chet Sokol, William Morris, Lou Marino, Lou Trapasso, Ron Garofollo, Paul Taormina, John Montouri, Walt Roman, and Eph Tobin. Occasional attendees are John Connic, Joe DeMaiorebus, and Vic Abraham. For information, contact Eph Tobin at (203) 268-9086 of by email at bntedt@charter.net.

 

In the Orange County, California Area:

Two or three times a year, about 30 to 50 associates from former Perkin-Elmer related companies join together in a Happy Hour normally held at the Irvine House Restaurant, 1727 E. Dyer Road, Santa Ana from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. There is no fee and you pay for what you drink and for whatever food you may order. Family, friends and new co-workers are also invited.

     According to Sharon Canfield, it is “A reunion for former OCA Applied Optics, Perkin-Elmer and Corning OCA Employees and friends (including our extended families at LightWorks Optics, Newport and Zygo.)”

     For information regarding the next get-together or to be added to the Invitees List, email Sharon at scanfield@lwoptics.com or phone 714-247-7140.

 

Board Meetings 
 

  Schedule of  Retiree Club Board Meetings 2012

 

 

All Club Members are welcome to attend these Board Meetings which are held in the Wilton Public Library, Room A, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT.

 Normally the Board Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month except for November and December.

January 25th, 10:00 a.m.

February 22rd, 10:00 a.m.

March – No meeting scheduled

April 25th, 10:00 a.m.......
 May 23th, 10:00 a.m.

June – No meeting scheduled

July 25th, 10:00 a.m.

August 22th, 10:00 a.m.

September – No meeting scheduled

October – No meeting scheduled

November 8th, – Annual meeting, Thursday 10:00 a.m. 

December 12th,  11:00 a.m.( note change )

 

 

(Editor’s Note: If you have a regular get-together in your area and would like it published in the Club Newsletter and placed on the Club Website, please e-mail Don Mahon, Director:   Director@RCnews.org