Issue 105 December 22, 2016

Folks, once again we have exceeded our own expectations. Last year Tyler Pipe was

able to donate a total of 2,563 pounds of food which I thought would be difficult to

surpass, but behold, we have exceeded our expectations! This year Tyler Pipe as well as

WADE was able to collect a total of 4,101 pounds of food that was donated to the

Salvation Army. I had the opportunity to meet Bridgette Moya, Head Warehouseman as

she introduced herself or (Warehousewomen) for the Salvation Army. Bridgette is a jack of all trades as she picks up

donations, stores them in the warehouse until they are ready for distribution. Bridgette was elated when the pallets of food

began to emerge from the warehouse. She literally looked like a kid in a candy shop. Her facial expression was priceless.

Bridgett responded, “There is so much of it and let me tell you, you guys know how to do it right.” Bridgette continued by

saying, “most of the time I have loose cans or bags of food to load on the truck but I come out to Tyler Pipe and you have

four pallets of food that has been stacked, weighed and wrapped and even load it in my truck.” Bridgette said that at this time

of the year that people need more than most other times and it did her heart good to see food being donated. It was a heart-

warming experience. I wanted to send out a personal Thank You to all of the Team Members whom participated. I can tell

you that your kindness and generosity will come back to you 10 fold. A special shout out to Harold Black, Primetime and

Jerry Freeman for assisting with the loading and unloading of the food.

As you may or may not have heard, Tyler Pipe had a wonderful 2016 financially. This was

due in part to the efficiency of our hourly and salaried staff as well as the good fortune of

a low scrap rate. This year for the umpteenth time Tyler Pipe was able to reward our

hourly Team Members with a Christmas Gift. Not unlike most gifts, it is not an

expectation to receive anything but it sure is a blessing when it is received. All seniority Team

Members were called to the North Plant breakroom where Greg Simmons gave us his 2016 high-

lights. Greg explained that due to the hard work and dedication of everyone in the room we had

exceeded our projections then he discussed our Safety Philosophy. Afterwards Greg said, “Your

Supervisors wanted to give you a little something special this year because of your hard work and

dedication.” With that, the Supervisors began

to sift through the crowd of thankful recipients

providing them with a gift card. Money does

not buy happiness but I can tell you that it

makes Christmas just a little more joyful. May

you and yours have a very Merry Christmas!

Issue 105 December 22, 2016

The 5th Annual Tyler Pipe Christmas Party

Fine Dining, Dancing & Comradery

Issue 105 December 22, 2016

An Evening of Elegance!

The New Jersey Team

L to R: Faye Pettigrew, HR Manager, Jerry Kosloski,

Distribution Manager, Adriana Bayone, Harold Rollins,

Josh Kreger, Edwin Mercado & Mike Grausso

The Thursday following the 5th annual Christmas Party here in Tyler, Faye was on a plane to New Jersey to provide a

little training to our Team Members up north, and to take them out for a Christmas Dinner to celebrate the season

and show our appreciation for establishing a home front for Tyler Pipe in New York’s neighbor, New Jersey. Jerry

Kosloski is an unsung hero when it came to locating the facility and moving the project ahead. His Team has worked

hard to receive, record, store and ship the inventory that has been shipped to them for distribution from multiple

McWane facilities throughout the United States. We have a great group there in Jersey, taking care of business.

I have been to four of the five Annual Christmas Parties and I can tell you that by far I enjoyed this event the most. There were

challenges that hit the Event Planning Committee that we had not dealt with in the past but we did manage to overcome the

obstacles and provide an elegant party. The food was probably the best Christmas Dinner that I have ever eaten. This year the

event was catered by Eddie Dean’s out of Mesquite. The food was wonderful and we were allowed to serve ourselves this year.

For bigger fellows like myself, that is a big deal. That was a real benefit. One question that I have to answer because I have had

multiple people inquire. Where was the Christmas Tree? The Villa does hundreds of weddings a year. Not all brides or grooms

want to look back at their wedding pictures and want to see a Christmas Tree, therefore the Villa did not put one up. I guess

because of the time of years I am especially thankful for my job and the people that I work with and I have to say that I am thank-

ful for an employer that goes to the effort of providing an event like the annual Christmas Party. So if you didn’t get a chance to

attend this year I want to encourage you to make plans for next year.

Issue 105 December 22, 2016

New research provides the first hard evidence that the characteristic snorting and gasping of sleep apnea can spur potentially fatal heartbeat abnormalities. Previous studies have suggested an association between sleep apnea and cardiac arrhythmias but they had not established a cause-and-effect relationship, said study senior author Dr. Susan Redline, a professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. In this research, "we studied the specific risk of cardiac arrhythmias and sleep apnea and we established that there is a close temporal relationship." Redline and colleagues at sleep research centers across the country studied nearly 2,900 polysomnograms -- Specifically, the researchers compared heartbeat patterns seen during normal breathing against those occurring within 90 seconds of a sleep apnea episode. They detected 62 arrhythmias occurring in 57 people with a wide range of sleep apnea disorders. Overall, the study found that the odds of experiencing a heartbeat abnormality were 18 times higher immediately after an episode of sleep apnea than during periods of normal breathing of sleep. The researchers focused on two dangerous heartbeat abnormalities: atrial fibrillation, a disordered fluttering of the two upper chambers of the heart (a major risk factor for stroke); and ventricular tachycardia, a too-fast beating of the lower blood-pumping chambers that can cause sudden death.

The study suggests that doctors should be alert for the possibility of sleep apnea in people who have heart rhythm abnormalities, Redline said. "Those who present with arrhythmias should be screened for apnea," she advised. For now, the study is more of scientific interest than immediate medical application, added study author Dr. Ken Monahan, an assistant professor of medicine. "It adds additional evidence to what was already suggested in the literature," he said.

By Ed Edelson, Healthday Reporter. For full article please visit https://consumer.healthday.com/cardiovascular-and-health-information-20/heart-stroke-related-stroke-353/sleep-apnea-episodes-may-trigger-irregular-heartbeat-632315.html

Sleep Apnea episodes may trigger irregular heart beat!

Dalton Goode ~ 3

Steve Ware ~ 3

Carolyn Gibson ~ 3

Anthony Green ~ 6

Harold Black ~ 9

James Stephenson ~ 9

Bill Shockley ~ 9

Franklin Berry ~ 10

Shannon Thomas ~ 11

Harold Rollins ~ 12

Kathy Adams ~ 14

Barry Patterson ~ 14

Glen Alden ~ 16

Gwen Jackson ~ 18

Joseph Henry ~ 20

Bryant Smith ~ 20

Gary Weston ~ 20

Donald Motley ~ 21

Gonzalo Fernandez ~ 21

Donald Martin ~ 21

James Goodwin ~ 23

James Gallegly ~ 24

Billy Petrea ~ 25

Maximino Palacios ~ 25

Peggy Robertson ~ 26

Ricky Featherston ~ 26

Howard Byrum ~ 28

Angus Williams ~ 29

Preveen Venkateswaran ~ 29

Juan Duran ~ 31

Charles Reynolds ~ 31

Tyler Pipe recently made a

$10,000 donation to the East Tex-

as Food Bank to support the

"More Space. More Meals" capital

campaign. The campaign is a multi-

faceted expansion project that will

increase the food bank's distribu-

tion capacity, improve workplace

and food safety, increase commu-

nity engagement, and promote

client empowerment. At this time

of peace and good will towards all

men, Tyler Pipe wanted to give

back to their community.