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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 "Rocket Bob" James Windt of |
4 | | Cordova, who passed away on December 4, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Bob Windt was born in Chicago to Edward and Anna |
6 | | (Kelly) Windt on November 3, 1941; he graduated from DePaul |
7 | | Academy in Chicago in 1959; he worked for Time Life Magazine |
8 | | for a year and then joined the United States Air Force, where |
9 | | he served as aircraft hydrolic system maintenance for four |
10 | | years; after leaving the Air Force, he earned a degree in Aero |
11 | | Dynamical Engineering from the Northrop Institute of |
12 | | Technology in Inglewood, California in 1968; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Bob Windt worked at McDonald Douglas (Boeing) |
14 | | until 1975; he designed revolutionary hovercrafts and sold his |
15 | | designs and parts to home builders for over 50 years; his |
16 | | designs influenced the industry in the United States and around |
17 | | the world; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Bob Windt moved to Cordova in 1974; he designed, |
19 | | built, and sold his hovercrafts from home; he used hands-on |
20 | | science to teach children how to use their minds to build |
21 | | boats, rockets, hovercrafts, and model airplanes; he taught |
22 | | religious education for 42 years to the children of St. John's; |