Full Text of SR0374 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Robert W. Galvin; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Galvin was born in 1922, in Marshfield, | 5 | | Wisconsin; and
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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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