Zvi Galani

Zvi Galani of Bedford, Massachusetts was born in Warsaw, Poland on October 21, 1936 and passed away on January 13, 2024. He leaves his wife Bobby of 56 years, his daughters Elizabeth Zimmerman of Bedford, New York and Judy Anderson of Austin, Texas, his son-in-law David Zimmerman and grandchildren Julia, Drew and Charlie Zimmerman, and Griffin, Owen and Jonah Plasse as well as his sister Aviva Galani of Haifa, Israel.

Not long after Poland was invaded by Germany during WWII, Zvi and his parents escaped to Russia and ended up in Siberia where they spent four years in very difficult conditions. In 1944, they were allowed to leave Siberia and reached Ukraine where Zvi attended Russian school. They remained in Ukraine until the end of the war.

After the war, they traveled to Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Austria where they spent several months in a refugee camp run by American troops. In 1946, they and other refugees crossed the Alps on foot to Verona, Italy. During the four-year stay in Italy, Zvi attended Italian schools and began learning piano, which became a lifelong passion.

In spring of 1949, they immigrated to Israel where Zvi attended the Technical High School of the Technion in Haifa. He then served his military service as part of the Israeli Air Force. After his discharge in 1958, Zvi joined his parents in Tehran, Iran and worked as a radio and television technician.

In September 1959, he traveled to the United States to study at The Milwaukee School of Engineering, graduating first in his class with a BS in Electrical Engineering. In 1963, he began employment with General Electric in Lynchburg, Virginia as a Design Engineer. In 1966, he accepted a position with Metcom in Salem, Massachusetts. Following that, he began graduate studies at Cornell University where he received both an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering.

In 1967, he met and married his wife, Bobby. After being highly sought out for his expertise, he accepted a position at Raytheon in 1972 as a Senior Engineer in their Missile Systems Division. He was promoted to Section Manager in 1976, and then to Consulting Engineer in 1985, the highest level attainable at that time.

At Raytheon, he was involved in the solution of design and production problems on many programs. His name is on many publications, presentations, and inventions. He was a Life Fellow of his professional society IEEE.

After retiring, he spent eight years doing consulting work. In his retirement, he continued his love of learning taking classes in music, science, and history. He enjoyed hobbies such as reading, listening to music, playing piano, and visiting with his daughters and six grandchildren.

Funeral Service on Monday, January 15, 2024 at Temple Emunah 9 Piper Rd. Lexington, MA at 1:00 pm. Followed by burial at Kovner Cemetery, 776 Baker St. West Roxbury.