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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of
Robert W. Galvin; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Robert Galvin was born in 1922, in Marshfield, | ||||||
| 5 | Wisconsin; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Robert Galvin had a long and distinguished career | ||||||
| 7 | in telecommunications; he began working in the stock room of | ||||||
| 8 | Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in Chicago, a business | ||||||
| 9 | founded by his father and uncle, in 1940; the company made a | ||||||
| 10 | device that recharged batteries used to power radios and | ||||||
| 11 | developed the "Handie-Talkie", a 2-way radio that ended up | ||||||
| 12 | being used in all theaters during World War II; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, In 1959, following the passing of his father, | ||||||
| 14 | Robert Galvin took the helm at the company, which had since | ||||||
| 15 | acquired the name Motorola; the company subsequently moved from | ||||||
| 16 | Chicago to Schaumburg in 1967, which helped spur the growth of | ||||||
| 17 | the suburb; under his leadership, Motorola played a role in | ||||||
| 18 | outer space, developing key communications products used in | ||||||
| 19 | America's space program; Motorola gear brought the sound and | ||||||
| 20 | video images to Earth in 1969, when astronaut Neil Armstrong | ||||||
| 21 | spoke his famous words "one small step for man, one giant leap | ||||||
| 22 | for mankind"; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, During his tenure at Motorola, Robert Galvin | ||||||
| 2 | created many initiatives that led to the company's incredible | ||||||
| 3 | growth; in 1973, Motorola demonstrated DynaTAC, the first | ||||||
| 4 | hand-held cellular phone, which weighed about 2 pounds; the | ||||||
| 5 | phones became available 10 years later; in 1987, he led the | ||||||
| 6 | company into China with a $100 million investment, which led to | ||||||
| 7 | the name "Motorola" becoming synonymous with the cell phone in | ||||||
| 8 | China; after stepping down as CEO in 1986, he continued to | ||||||
| 9 | serve as the company's chairman until 1990; he then served on | ||||||
| 10 | the company's board of directors until 2001; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Robert Galvin is survived by his wife, Mary Barnes | ||||||
| 12 | Galvin; his children, Gail Galvin Ellis, Dawn Galvin Meiners, | ||||||
| 13 | Christopher Galvin, and Michael Galvin; his 13 grandchildren; | ||||||
| 14 | and his 10 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 17 | his family and friends, the passing of Robert W. Galvin; and be | ||||||
| 18 | it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Robert Galvin as an expression of | ||||||
| 21 | our sympathy.
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