TMTA Talk - July 2012 - The TMTA | Tooling, Manufacturing

Volume
19, #523,
May 2008
Volume
#6  July
2012
The Coming
Economic Collapse
by: Peter Morici
Inside This Issue
Page 2 Health News
New Physician Information
Healthcare Ruling
BCBSM Win by Losing Contest
The U.S. economy is teetering on the brink of another recession. The bad
news is that if it goes down again, there won’t be much we can do to save
ourselves. Like a weary heavyweight, if the economy hits the mat again, it’s
down for good.
Page 3 Health News (continued)
Exercise to Reduce Cankles
FYI
New TMTA Mailing Address
The expansion has been terribly disappointing—growth is hardly 2 percent
and jobs creation barely keeps unemployment steady at 8.2.
Page 4 Counterfeit Parts in the
DOD Supply Chain
Manufacturing and exports powered the recovery but are now weakening. Consumer spending
and existing home sales
are flagging, because policymakers failed to aid underwater homeowners as
generously as the banks.
President Obama is
doubling down on slow
growth policies—new restrictions on offshore oil
and CO2 emissions, and
pushing forward with financial regulations that
haven’t stopped Wall
Street banks from trading
recklessly and rigging
markets as indicated by
the Libor scandal.
Governor Romney has reverted to shop-worn Republican prescriptions-tax
cuts, free trade and deregulation.
With the federal government spending 50 percent more than it takes in, no
sane economist could endorse big rate cuts, beyond renewing the Bush tax
cuts.
(Rob's Roost continues on Page 6)
Page 5 2012 TMTA MSDs Mailed
Page 6 Rob’s Roost (continued)
Inflation Talk: CPI-W/CPI-U
Page 7 TMTA Personnel Practices
Survey Request
TMTA Endorsed Providers
Page 8 In Memoriam
Joseph W. Schwartz
Helmut Boehm
Made in America
August 2012
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TMTA Board of Directors
meets at TMTA offices
Visit www.thetmta.com for detailed,
up-to-date information on all events.
New Physician Information on BCBSM.com
On July 1, 2012, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
enhanced their “find a doctor or hospital” search function
and health care directory making it easier for members to
find and compare doctors and hospitals in order to find the
one that is right for them.
Users will find easy-to-use expanded search criteria
and more detailed information about hospitals and doctors. Members will be able to write reviews and view
reviews about doctors.
Users can search for a doctor, hospital or other health
practitioner by health condition, Physician Group Incentive Program participation, Patient-Centered Medical
Home Program designation and other criteria. Members
can view doctors’ educational backgrounds listed on their
profile pages. The member can list specific criteria to
compare up to 6 facilities or doctors side-by-side. Hospital
cost information will be fully integrated into the BCBSM
secured member website search and directory. Users will
no longer need to visit a separate website to view these
costs.
Members do not have to log in to view physician information but, in order to write a review, the member must
log in to the Member Secured Services and first agree
to the Terms of Use and User Agreement. Members can
review their physicians by answering a set of standard
questions on a scale from one to five. They may also
leave comments.
This new service can be viewed from the BCBSM website at www.bcbsm.com.
Healthcare Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld nearly every provision
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Act)
last month. The only provision of the Act not upheld by the
Court affects state decisions on whether to participate in
Medicaid expansion. With this Court decision, only a new
Act of Congress signed by the President could alter the
Act. This will likely be a point of discussion in this year’s
Congressional and Presidential elections.
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The Act strives to ensure that all Americans will have
health insurance benefits. A study by the National Center
for Health Statistics in 2011 showed that 45 million American, or 15% of the population, had no health insurance
coverage. The Act requires that individuals purchase insurance or pay a penalty. Implemented over the next few
years, it also creates standard packages of acceptable
coverage, requires large employers to offer health benefits or pay a penalty, creates state insurance exchanges
to create competition for insurance, subsidizes insurance
purchases for the middle-class, and expands Medicaid to
cover Americans earning up to 133% more than poverty
level.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that in
the future approximately 26 million Americans will be
uninsured and possibly liable for paying a penalty. But
there are a lot of exemptions, such as: American Indians,
prisoners, illegal immigrants, people opposed for religious
reasons such as the Amish, workers with incomes low
enough that they don’t have to file tax returns, and more.
The tax penalty will be the greater of $695 per year up to
a maximum of 3 times that amount per family ($2,085) or
2.5% of household income.
For this year, employers need to worry about providing
employees with a Summary of Benefits and Coverage
(SBC) and the Form W2 health insurance cost reporting
requirements.
Plans must provide applicants and participants with an
SBC which accurately describes the benefits and coverages available as laid out by a template provided by the
federal government. The SBC must be provided with open
enrollment periods that begin on or after 9/23/12. Participants and beneficiaries who enroll in coverage other than
during open enrollment must be provided SBCs beginning
on the first day of the first plan year that commences on or
after 9/23/12 (1/1/13 for calendar year plans).
Employers should be tracking each employee’s applicable employer-sponsored coverage dollar amounts during
2012 so they can calculate and report the aggregate cost
of that coverage on their employees’ 2012 Form W2s that
will be furnished to employees in January 2013. Generally, the aggregate cost of coverage is the premium that
would be charged for that coverage under COBRA less
the 2% administrative fee.
Win by Losing with BCBSM
The Win by Losing weight loss challenge by BCBSM is
returning August 27, 2012. In the last six rounds of com-
petition, group customer participants have lost more than
40,000 pounds.
Registration opens on August 20, 2012. During this time
period, your company’s team representative can sign up
your team on the official Win by Losing website at www.
bcbsm.com/yourhealth. Your representative will submit
company information including a group starting weight total (no individual records are kept). Categories range from
10 or fewer participating employees to 60+ participating
employees.
Winners are selected in each category based on the
total percentage of weight loss based on the number
of participants and the number of pounds lost. Winning
teams receive a trophy, Win by Losing T-shirts and, ultimately, the coveted bragging rights.
Representatives and participants can access the Win by
Losing website for a toolkit containing: diet and exercise
tips, banners, diet plans, calorie meal planners, recipes
and more. Employees can logon to BCBSM’s Member
Secured Services to complete a health assessment for
additional weight loss assistance including a tailored action plan and online coaching programs.
The contest officially kicks off on August 27 and runs
through October 26, 2012. Sign your company up to start
losing today!
a series of leg workouts to help slim cankle girth. Jump
ropes, calf raises, running stairs and jumping squats were
used to work lower limbs extra hard to eliminate cankles
everywhere.
It may seem like furiously running in place for a few
minutes will burn that extra ankle fat right off, however it
is much more complicated than that. When it comes to
weight loss, you cannot choose certain areas to fix. If you
are looking to lose weight in a certain part of your body,
you will not be successful. Weight loss is a complete body
occurrence. While you may pump your legs harder in
hopes of reducing the weight around your ankles, in reality the energy used to pump your feet may be coming from
other places where fat is stored such as the midsection or
hips rather than your legs.
Body fat is body fat no matter where it’s at. Where your
body stores fat and uses fat from are primarily genetic,
therefore that stubborn ankle fat may be much more difficult to get rid of than you think. So combat your cankles
with any exercise that works for you, whether it is a sport
like Frisbee, interval training or swimming. The best way
to reduce your cankles is to reduce body fat everywhere.
Just remember that your cankles are under genetic control so they may be the last to go when on your journey
towards a healthier you.
Question: What are the best exercises
to do to reduce my cankles?
by: Jason Weslosky, BCBSM at A Healthier Michigan
The slang term cankle refers to a combination of the
calf and ankle to describe what many women consider a
nightmare. While not an accepted medical term, a cankle
is essentially a thickened ankle giving the perception of
the calf flowing to the foot. While undesirable to capri
wearers, it may be more than a matter of slimming down
those chubby ankles.
In reality, cankles may be caused by several different
factors. Obesity is often the primary cause of cankle
formation. Excess fat deposited around the ankle may be
due to obesity but it could just as well be due to genetic
factors that favor fat accumulation around the ankle. Still
other causes may be things such as poor kidney functioning, tendinitis or edema due to other complications.
A few years ago, Gold’s Gym declared the month of
July was “Cankle Awareness Month.” In celebration of
this event, these gyms offered classes which combined
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New TMTA Mailing Address
TMTA offices are staying at our current physical location, but we have decided to do away with our P.O. Box.
All mail currently being sent to P.O. Box 2204, as well as
any future mailings, are to be sent to our street address.
The new mailing address you should be using is:
TMTA
28237 Orchard Lake Rd., Suite 101
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
All other contact information remains the same. (Phone:
248-488-0300 and 1-800-969-9682; fax: 248-488-0500;
website: www.thetmta.com)
Please make a note of our new mailing address in your
system.
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Counterfeit Parts in the
DOD Supply Chain
In May 2012, the Committee on Armed Services of the
United States Senate finalized a report entitled “Inquiry
into Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Department of
Defense Supply Chain.”
In the executive summary of said report, General Patrick O’Reilly, Director, Missile Defense Agency, makes the
statement “We do not want a $12 million missile defense
interceptor’s reliability compromised by a $2 counterfeit
part.”
The executive summary ends with the conclusions of
the Armed Services Committee numbering 8.
Source of Counterfeit Parts
Conclusion 1: China is the dominant source country for counterfeit electronic parts that are infiltrating
the defense supply chain. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has said that China’s global manufacturing
capacity “extends to all phases of the production and
global distribution of counterfeit goods.” The Committee’s investigation uncovered overwhelming evidence
that that is the case with electronic parts infiltrating the
defense supply chain. The Committee tracked well over
100 cases of suspect counterfeit parts back through the
supply chain. China was found to be the source country
for suspect counterfeit parts in an overwhelming majority
of those cases, with more than 70 percent of the suspect
parts traced to that country. The next two largest source
countries were the United Kingdom and Canada. The
Committee identified instances in which both countries
served as resale points for suspect counterfeit electronic
parts from China.
Conclusion 2: The Chinese government has failed
to take steps to stop counterfeiting operations that
are carried out openly in that country. One Committee
witness described visiting China and seeing public sidewalks covered with electronic components that had been
harvested from e-waste. Another witness said he saw
whole factories in China of 10,000 to 15,000 people set
up for the purpose of counterfeiting. Counterfeit electronic
parts are sold openly in public markets in China. Rather
than acknowledging the problem and moving aggressively to shut down counterfeiters, the Chinese government has tried to avoid scrutiny, including denying visas
to Committee staff to travel to mainland China as part of
the Committee’s investigation.
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Department of Defense Actions on Counterfeits
Conclusion 3: The Department of Defense lacks
knowledge of the scope and impact of counterfeit
parts on critical defense systems. In a March 2010
report, the Government Accountability Office stated that
“DOD is limited in its ability to determine the extent to
which counterfeit parts exist in its supply chain.” The
Committee’s findings support that statement. Reporting
into the Government-Industry Data Exchange (GIDEP)
program, which would allow DOD to track instances of
counterfeit parts, is woefully lacking. During the period reviewed by the Committee, the Defense Logistics Agency
(DLA), which is responsible for supplying DOD with most
of its spare parts, neither consistently reported to GIDEP
nor maintained a list of instances in which they had been
supplied counterfeit electronic parts. And, in each of the
three cases that the Committee investigated in depth,
DOD was unaware that counterfeit electronic parts had
been installed on certain defense systems until the Committee’s investigation.
Conclusion 4: The use of counterfeit electronic
parts in defense systems can compromise performance and reliability, risk national security, and
endanger the safety of military personnel. The investigation uncovered dozens of examples of suspect
counterfeit electronic parts in critical military systems,
including on thermal weapons sights delivered to the
Army, on mission computers for the Missile Defense
Agency’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)
missile, and on a large number of military airplanes. The
potential impact of suspect parts on the performance and
reliability of defense systems is significant. For example,
according to MDA, if suspect counterfeit devices installed
on the THAAD mission computers had failed, the THAAD
missile itself would likely have failed. According to the
Navy, had counterfeit parts contained in electromagnetic
interference filters failed on an SH-60B helicopter, the
aircraft’s ability to conduct night missions and surface
warfare missions involving hellfire missiles would have
been compromised.
Conclusion 5: Permitting contractors to recover
costs incurred as a result of their own failure to detect counterfeit electronic parts does not encourage
the adoption of aggressive counterfeit avoidance
and detection programs. Taxpayers should not be
burdened with covering the costs of a contractor’s failure
to detect counterfeit electronic parts in their own supply
chain. Moreover, government contracts that permit cost
recovery in such circumstances contrast with agreements
that some contractors enter into with their own suppliers.
Raytheon’s General Terms and Conditions relating to
nonconforming material states that the “[c]ost of repair,
rework, replacement, inspection, transportation, repackaging, and/or reinspection by Buyer shall be at Seller’s
expense.” Similarly, BAE’s General Provisions state that,
in cases where a supplier delivers non-conforming work,
BAE may “make, or have a third party make all repairs,
modifications, or replacements necessary to enable work
to comply in all respects with Contract requirements and
charge the cost incurred to the SELLER.”
Defense Industry
Conclusion 6: The defense industry’s reliance on
unvetted independent distributors to supply electronic parts for critical military applications results in
unacceptable risks to national security and the safety
of U.S. military personnel. The Committee identified
approximately 1,800 cases of suspect counterfeit parts in
the defense supply chain. Those parts were supplied by
more than 650 companies, each of which relied on their
own network of suppliers. DOD and defense contractors
are frequently unaware of the ultimate source of electronic parts used in defense systems. The suspect counterfeit
parts that were used in Electromagnetic Interference
Filters (EIF) destined for the Navy’s SH-60B helicopters,
for example, changed hands five times before the parts
were bought by the Raytheon subcontractor who built the
EIFs. Those parts originated with Huajie Electronics in
Shenzhen, China, a fact that neither DOD nor Raytheon
was aware of prior to the Committee’s investigation.
Conclusion 7: Weaknesses in the testing regime
for electronic parts create vulnerabilities that are exploited by counterfeiters. The Committee reviewed test
reports associated with the approximately 1,800 cases of
suspect counterfeit parts identified in the investigation.
Those reports reveal wide disparities in testing used by
companies in the defense supply chain. Some companies
require a range of testing, for example, exposing a part to
aggressive solvents to determine whether markings are
authentic or delidding part samples to examine their die.
Other companies, however, are willing to accept parts that
have only been subject to basic functional testing. The
investigation also revealed deficiencies in the process
used to determine whether and how parts are tested. For
example, in the case of the counterfeit memory chips sold
to L-3 Communications, the supplier in China selected
and sent L-3 Communications’ U.S.-based distributor a
sample of 18 parts to test. Once those parts were tested
and validated as authentic, the China-based supplier sold
the company more than ten thousand of the chips. L-3’s
process at the time allowed the company to accept those
chips without additional testing from an independent
laboratory.
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Conclusion 8: The defense industry routinely failed
to report cases of suspect counterfeit parts, putting
the integrity of the defense supply chain at risk. The
vast majority of the approximately 1,800 cases of suspect
counterfeit parts identified in the investigation appear to
have gone unreported to DOD or criminal authorities. For
example, in the case of the suspect counterfeit part contained in the Navy’s P-8A airplane, Boeing failed to notify
the Navy of the problem until the Committee began inquiring about the suspect counterfeits. Similarly, in the case
of the suspect counterfeit memory chip contained in the
C-27J, L-3 Communications did not notify the Air Force
until the day before Committee staff was scheduled to
meet with the Air Force program office responsible for that
aircraft. Many cases also go unreported to the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP), a DOD
program where government and industry participants can
file reports about suspect counterfeits. While one industry
witness told the Committee that sharing information on
counterfeit parts through GIDEP “can help stop suppliers
of counterfeit parts in their tracks,” only 271 total reports
were submitted to GIDEP during all of 2009 and 2010.
2012 TMTA MSDs Mailed
The 2012 TMTA Member Services Directory (MSD) was
mailed to all member companies last month in CD-format.
The MSD is a listing of all TMTA members sorted by
the type of service they provide along with their contact
information. The directory is distributed free-of-charge to
each member company. It is also available, at no charge,
to purchasers of special tooling, manufacturing and
technological services upon written request to TMTA. If
you know of any other buyers who should receive a copy
of the MSD, please fax their company information to our
office and we will be happy to provide them with the most
recent edition.
The MSD is an important tool for companies looking for
a specific product or service. It is also an important benefit
of membership as we distribute copies throughout the
U.S.A. This means extra advertising and job prospects
for your company.
We are always seeking ways in which the MSD can better meet your needs. Any suggestions for improvement
are welcome. If you have any questions/comments about
the MSD or have not received your copy, contact Ron
at TMTA at 248-488-0300, ext. 1308 or e-mail to ron@
thetmta.com.
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(Rob’s Roost continued from Page 1)
China, by manipulating its currency and shutting out
western products, helped cause the Great Recession
and is now constraining recovery in the United States and
Europe. More free trade agreements won’t fix that.
Dodd-Frank may be bureaucratic and ineffective but
no sane person could claim banks can regulate themselves—smarter solutions, like breaking up unmanageable and unsuperviserable institutions, are needed.
Many analysts ask if another big innovation—like the
automobile or computer—is coming and could save the
economy. The problems are many new products are creating more jobs in Asia than in the West, and many technology companies are consolidating or facing extinction—
consider the smart phone, Hewlett Packard and Yahoo.
A lot of U.S. innovation is starting to look more like
French art than American commerce. Icons like Yahoo,
Facebook and Twitter have made great contributions to
the economy and culture but simply don’t have business
models that generate enough revenue and sustainable
jobs growth.
Google has succeeded by cannibalizing newspapers—
the net effect has been to destroy more—and branching into software and media merely displaces workers
elsewhere.
Meanwhile, the profitable core of finance—investment
banking—is shrinking. Burdensome regulations are a
problem, but many clients—ranging from municipalities
to wealth managers to foreign governments burnt by Wall
Street schemes and securities—are now less interested
in what the likes of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have
to sell.
To save European governments, several trillion dollars
in sovereign debt must be written down. Beyond lacking
a plan to equitably distribute the loss, Germany and other
stronger states have not come to terms with the fact that
market reforms are not enough. They cannot continue
to pursue export-oriented growth strategies and trade
surpluses if southern Europe is to create jobs and grow
without running up trillions in new debt.
China holds the West and its own future hostage—
export-driven growth runs to ground when customers
can no longer finance their purchases and trade deficits.
Borrowing and printing money in the United States and
Europe on the scale necessary to keep the Middle Kingdom producing and exporting is no longer possible.
China must slow down because it is too late to reori6
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CPI-W
Urban Wage Earners
and Clerical Workers
Month
82–84
1967
57–59
June
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan 2012
Dec
Nov 2011
226.036
226.600
227.012
226.304
224.317
223.216
222.166
222.813
673.291
674.973
676.199
674.090
668.171
664.891
661.766
663.692
783.03*
784.99*
786.41*
783.96*
777.08*
773.26*
769.63*
771.87*
CPI-U
All Urban Consumers
Month
82–84
1967
57–59
June
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan 2012
Dec
Nov 2011
229.478
229.815
230.085
229.392
227.663
226.665
225.672
226.230
687.415
688.423
689.232
687.157
681.977
678.988
676.014
677.684
799.45*
800.62*
801.57*
799.15*
793.13*
789.65*
786.19*
788.14*
Note: June 2012 CPI-W represents a 1.6%
increase from one year ago;
CPI-U a 1.7% increase.
* Base Year 1957–59 is no longer released. BLS has
issued the following conversion factors from the
82–84 year:
CPI-W —.2886674
CPI-U —.2870447
ent its economy toward domestic consumption without
wrenching dislocations.
When the United States entered the recent crisis, its
budget deficit was $161 billion. Now it $1.3 trillion, and
the Federal Reserve is already maintaining rock bottom
interest rates.
Even if Congress and the President manage to extend
the Bush tax cuts, any hiccup in Europe or China could
easily throw the U.S. economy into a recession and the
world’s biggest economy could hit the skids on its own.
Capital markets simply won’t be able to absorb a $2.5
to $3 trillion federal deficit to further stimulate the U.S.
economy, without sucking badly needed capital out of
struggling European and developing country economies.
The Fed could only print money to finance it and set off
hyperinflation, but it can’t really lower interest rates much
further.
Having failed to adequately address what caused the
Great Recession—China’s trade surplus and the imbalance in demand between the Middle Kingdom and the
United States, the cowboy culture on Wall Street and
the plight of underwater homeowners—not much can be
done, having squandered the grace created by stimulus
spending and easy money. Get ready for a bad ride.
Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the Smith
School of Business, University of Maryland School and a widely
published columnist.
Peter Morici, Professor, University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
College Park, MD 20742-1815
phone 703-549-4338; cell 703-618-4338
e-mail pmorici@rhsmith.umd.edu
http://www.smith.umd.edu/lbpp/faculty/morici.aspx
www.twitter.com/pmorici1
2012 TMTA Personnel
Practices Survey Request
The annual Personnel Practices Survey for 2012 was
sent to all member companies earlier this month.
Please complete and fax (248-488-0500) your survey to
TMTA by August 10, 2012. If you have any suggestions or
information you would like to see on next year’s survey, or if
you have any questions on this year’s survey, contact Ron
at 248-488-0300, ext. 1308 or e-mail to ron@thetmta.com.
As always, only those companies that participate will
receive the results.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield/BCN
(Health insurance program)
TMTA contacts:
Bill Percha 586-904-9700 (cell)
Elaine Burger-Laskosky 248-488-0300, ext. 1309
Freedom One Financial Group
(401(k) Retirement program)
Provider contact:
John Young 248-620-8100
GlobalTranz — CarrierRate.com
(Freight discount program)
Provider contact:
Chad Hill 866-275-1407, ext. 130
John M. Packer & Associates
(Unemployment cost control program)
Provider contact:
Nathan Wiest 800-482-2971
Practical Power LLC
(Electrical savings program)
Provider contact:
Mark Bunting 248-726-7598
Ralph C. Wilson Agency, Inc.
(Insurance management)
Provider contact for Benefits coverages:
Robert Farris 248-355-1414, ext. 109
Provider contact for P&C and WC coverages:
Jay Poplawski, 248-355-1414, ext. 158
Reliance Standard/Ameritas
(Life/Dental insurance programs)
TMTA contacts:
Bill Percha 586-904-9700
Stella Krupansky 248-488-0300, ext. 1310
SVS Vision
(Safety & Vision programs)
Provider contact:
Monica Dyja 800-611-3683 or www.svsvision.com
Schena Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
(Commercial/industrial roofing contractor)
Provider contact:
586-949-4777
Staffworks Group
(Staffing needs)
Provider contact:
Bill Brann 877-304-9690
TMTA receives a benefit from some of its Endorsed
Providers when you, as a member, patronize them. This
is one way we are able to maintain the level of dues.
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In Memoriam
It is with deep sadness and regret that we note
the passing of Joseph W. Schwartz, vice president
of the former Schwartz Boring Company, on May
12, 2012 at the age of 94. He was proceeded in
death by his wife Elinor; daughter Linda; brothers John, Frank, Edward, and Charles; and sister
Helen.
After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard during
WWII, Mr. Schwartz graduated from the Carnegie
Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh with a degree
in mechanical engineering. He moved to Grosse
Pointe Shores in 1951 and, working beside his
brothers, he enjoyed a long career at Schwartz
Boring Company in Detroit.
In Memoriam
It is with deep sadness and regret that we note
the passing of Helmut Boehm, owner and president of the former Action Automation, Inc., on
June 10, 2012 at the age of 85. Devoted husband
of 58 years to his wife, Irene, and loving father of
Gary and Iris (Ernie) Rust.
Mr. Boehm greatly enjoyed golfing, swimming,
traveling, and spending time with family and
friends. He lived life to the fullest and wished that
for everyone he met.
Mr. Boehm will be greatly missed by his family,
friends and past employees who enjoyed his love
of life, sense of humor, and cheerful smile.
Mr. Schwartz was an honest, hardworking family
man who taught others “to do something good for
the job, family and world every day.”
Memorial donations may be made in his name to
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at 11423 Chicago Rd.,
Warren, MI 48093.
Mr. Schwartz will be greatly missed by his family,
friends and past employees who enjoyed his conversations and high-spirited nature.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and
friends.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family and
friends.
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