and even more from our failures then something was wrong. Sol taught best practices about quality before quality control was the science that it is today. He could have written books on manage- ment and leadership with the innate knowledge that he possessed and shared with all of us. Sol was a Bible scholar and never missed an opportunity to draw parallels between our experiences today and messages from the Bible. In 2005, when Rosco opened up our new expanded plant, Sol
was already 82 years old but his drive had not diminished at all. In order to get around the facility, Sol bought himself a mobility cart so that he could remain on the shop floor, the area of the company where he derived the greatest satisfaction, the environment that started him on his path. In these later years, Sol could always be found coaching employees on best practices in manufacturing and working with our managers to streamline production. In recent years, Sol began to slow down…marginally. He actually began to take some time in the winters at his apartment in Miami. But he never stayed away for long and when out of the office, he always called in at least once a day for reports on how things were progressing in his absence. Sol’s last day at Rosco was on Jan. 10. At 94 years of age, he still
had the energy to come in and meet with all our directors to hear about the latest developments. Other than his family, nothing gave him more satisfaction than knowing that Rosco, his “baby,” was thriving and doing well. Sol went into the hospital in late January with pneumonia. He could barely speak but still managed to ask us how things were doing at work. As I described what was happening, you could see his face light up. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 2 at his home with family nearby. At his funeral, so many former Rosco em- ployees came to pay their respects. People who Sol had literally “raised” from the time they joined Rosco as young men until their retirement as much as 40 years later, came to say goodbye. It was a moving tribute to a man who meant so much to all of us.
Ben Englander is vice president of engineering for Rosco, Inc., which operates the Rosco Vision Systems and Rosco Mirrors brands.
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