Billionaire Paul Allen,co-founder of Microsoft, who was known as a pioneer in personal computing and a philanthropist dies of cancer at 65.
He died on Monday, just two weeks after publicly revealing that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he fought into remission nine years ago had returned.
"My brother was a remarkable individual on every level. While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend," Allen's sister Jody said in a statement.
"Paul's family and friends were blessed to experience his wit, warmth, his generosity and deep concern... At this time of loss and grief for us -- and so many others -- we are profoundly grateful for the care and concern he demonstrated every day."
Paul is worth $20.3 billion, according to Forbes.
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He died on Monday, just two weeks after publicly revealing that non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he fought into remission nine years ago had returned.
"My brother was a remarkable individual on every level. While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend," Allen's sister Jody said in a statement.
"Paul's family and friends were blessed to experience his wit, warmth, his generosity and deep concern... At this time of loss and grief for us -- and so many others -- we are profoundly grateful for the care and concern he demonstrated every day."
Paul is worth $20.3 billion, according to Forbes.
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Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen dies of at 65
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