Galle Lin's Obituary
Galle Lin, 林經六,passed away at his home in Frisco, Texas, on June 8, 2023 at the age of 83.
Galle was born in China, in Qixia city, located in Shandong province, on lunar January 16, 1940. He was the youngest of six siblings. In 1948, his family evacuated his homeland and fled to Taiwan. He attended Chung Yuan University and majored in Mechanical Engineering. In his career, Galle worked at Texas Instruments for 18 years before starting his own company, GL Automation, Inc., in 1989. Through GL Automation, Galle invented, designed, and produced wafer handling and automation equipment for the semiconductor and solar industries. The company manufactures products that are being used in factories throughout the world. As president of GL Automation, Galle employed over 70 people in the past 30+ years, and the company enabled Galle to live out his giftedness and passions and provide for his family and so many others.
Known as a brilliant engineer, Galle was passionate about technology and inventing gadgets to make things work better. As a young child, he loved to disassemble watches and radios and put them back together again. He was known to fix things and even improve their original design. He was also passionate about basketball, cars, ping pong, and anything garlic.
Galle professed faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized Christmas of 2002. He was generous, diligent, and a fierce lover of his wife, daughters and grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife Irene Lin, 鄧碗青, and two daughters – Eva (husband OnDat) and Shelley (husband Patrick). He will be forever cherished by his six grandchildren: Morgan, Zoe, Caleb, Joshua, Abigail, and Lydia.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations as an expression of sympathy. Donations may be made directly to Chung Yuan Christian University, Galle Lin's alma mater, using the form below. Please indicate "Mechanical Engineering Department, in memory of Galle Lin." in the Other field.
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