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Raytheon Mourns Loss of Employees

    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.

     Contact:
     David Polk
     781.860.2386



SOURCE Raytheon Company




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