Paul Allen, Co-founder of Microsoft has died

[amirm]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65

• Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen died at 65 from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
• The Seattle billionaire disclosed earlier this month that he was receiving treatment for the disease.
• Allen was a philanthropist and also the owner of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and had a stake in Seattle's Sounders soccer team.

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Wow, such an early age. I hope one day we have cures for such awful diseases.

He had left Microsoft well before I arrived there so I have no personal experience with him. But sad to see him pass away....

 

[restorer-john]

Wow.

His adventures finding all those lost warships has had me absolutely captivated.

https://www.paulallen.com/tour-of-the-musashi-wreckage/

http://time.com/5187277/uss-lexington-wreck-paul-allen/

https://news.usni.org/2017/08/19/uss-indianapolis-wreckage-found

"To be able to honor the brave men of the USS Indianapolis and their families through the discovery of a ship that played such a significant role in ending World War II is truly humbling,” said Allen in a statement provided to USNI News on Saturday.
“As Americans, we all owe a debt of gratitude to the crew for their courage, persistence and sacrifice in the face of horrendous circumstances. While our search for the rest of the wreckage will continue, I hope everyone connected to this historic ship will feel some measure of closure at this discovery so long in coming.”

He must have lived out his boyhood dreams of finding sunken treasures and giving closure to thousands of families who lost people in naval conflicts. Clearly, he was a good soul.

Sad, and so young. Rest in peace.

 

[DonH56]

Read this earlier today, a tragic loss of a gentle man.