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COPYRIGHT 2005 The Dallas Morning News
Byline: Bob Moos
Mar. 27--Max Post had packed up his office and was headed for the door on the last day of his 39-year career at Texas Instruments Inc. when a company executive approached him with a proposition:
Would he help create an organization for TI retirees and former employees?
"At other companies, some retirees might not want to look back, but at TI, that's not the way it is," he said. "TI-ers feel like family. Even after retiring, many still want to stay connected."
So Post, who handled 11 assignments over four decades with Dallas-based TI, accepted his 12th.
The new retiree took on the project with the precision typical of an engineer, working with human resource executives, consultants and other former TI employees.
Six years later, the Texas Instruments Alumni Association boasts 1,700 retirees and former workers.
The organization touts an active calendar of social events and educational seminars and has an enviable reputation throughout the community for charitable giving and volunteerism.
"It was a very smart thing for TI to do," said Randall White, president of the Corporate Citizen Group, a Dallas...
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