Jackie G. Junkin

Jack made DCS a better place by how he led, and how he influenced me and others to be a leader. He was like the steel beams in a tall building, not prominent from the outside but providing bedrock strength within. His strength was evident in his character, integrity, decency, and loyalty that he displayed to us all, even in the difficult times to the end. Jack had incredible business insight and wisdom, and made decisions based on common sense and just what was the "right thing to do". He...

Each time my thoughts dwell on my relations with Jackie Junkin, and there have been many such reflections in the month since he left, I have come to the same conclusion. Jackie Junkin was one of those exceptional individuals who really did leave his impact on the heart and mind of whoever’s path he crossed. In my case, that path crossed over 26 years ago when I met him in the Pentagon while we were both in the military. Unfortunately, we were working for opposing Services which resulted in...

Dear Dad--when Nancy first told me about this guest book I was almost reluctant to look at it-but I did and I'm glad. Nothing is going to bring you back to us but seeing all the things people remember you for helps me to know you will always be in our hearts.I know you always said you were glad you had girls because we were "easier" than boys(although you may have wondered about that on some occassions) and that you would have been too hard on a boy.I don't think that is entirely true. After...

Of all my memories of my nearly 13 years with DCS, the most pleasant and enduring is Jackie Junkin. As a "fresh-caught" Marine Corps retiree baqck in 1987, I had much to learn about working on the other side and Jackie proved to be a patient and thorough teacher. He had a personal warmth and an honest sincerity that marked him as a very special human being.
I learned a lot from Jackie and not all of it was just about business (although, in time, I came to appreciate that there were...

Over the five years I've known Jackie, our phone & lunch conversations were of family & DCS. We knew each other well before actually meeting through many calls in which, I'm privileged to say, we discovered a shared sense of values & ethic. Jackie is a person you instinctively want to move past being an aquaintance to having as a close friend. He commits to people & ideals. He reveled in his Grandson and delighted in talking of his Daughters - particularly Nancy as she was the initial...

The very first time I met Jack Junkin I was impressed. This warm, likable guy with an Alabama accent could disarm anyone with a few well-chosen, soft-spoken words. I remember, many years ago, a DCS meeting with our NAVAIR weapons PMA customer. The new PMA had just reported aboard, and he was of the opinion that he needed little if any contractor support. The meeting was tense to say the least ­ here was a guy about to fire all his contractors and subs. When the PMA finished his say,...

The two things that always impressed me about Jack were his intelligence and his absolute commitment to DCS. I have sat through several controversial meetings where Jack was in attendance, and learned that you could always count on 2 things: Jack would struggle to understand the issues even if the topic was outside of his area of expertise, and he would fight to the end to do the right thing for the company. Jack could sometimes be harsh in his commentary, but it was my experience that if...

I worked directly for Jack Junkin for the past six years and during that timeframe I had the opportunity to travel with him on many occasions. Most of the travel was for the field-site planning sessions so we typically would do the southeast offices (Huntsville and Shalimar) one week, break for a week, and do the western offices (San Diego and Ridgecrest) the third week.

One thing I noticed when we traveled to Huntsville and Shalimar was that Jack’s Alabama accent became...

I am thankful for Jackie's influence on everyone around him, and I pray for God's presence to be so very obvious to Sara, Nancy, and Helen...and to everyone else who misses him. His quiet strength and perseverance are an inspiration to me.