Wally Lathem, CEO of RSI Restaurant Services, Inc. and RSI Mechanical, Inc., has been with the family owned company for 25 years. In 1994, he was marking his 18th year of employment with a large corporate retailer who required moving his wife and family 15 times during his career. Eventually, his job brought him back to the Mobile area and after a year, was about to be transferred again when his wife’s uncle, David Rooney (the Founder) jokingly said, “if you're tired of moving and don’t need to make much money, come join us.” Well, Wally did not take that as a joke and the rest is history.