Bob Galvin, former CEO and chairman of Motorola, passed away on October 12 at the age of 89. Bob was inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame in 2000. He ran Motorola from 1959 until 1990, and led the company from its days as an automotive radio manufacturing company through its evolution into a technology powerhouse encompassing semiconductors, space and military communications, automotive embedded control technologies, and of course, mobile communications.
Review the Chicago Tribune obituary on Bob Galvin here.