Philanthropists

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Didn't see a dedicated topic for those who give back, so here we are.

 

One of the biggest names in my hometown of Detroit, Alfred Taubman has died.

 

"A. Alfred Taubman's self-made wealth as a pioneer who helped revolutionize how America shops fueled a lifetime of varied philanthropy and support for civic institution and the arts, including his deep commitment to the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Taubman, the Pontiac native who helped bring malls to America and who became one of Michigan's most important donors to museums and universities, died Friday of a heart attack in his home in Bloomfield Hills, said Christopher Tennyson of the Office of A. Alfred Taubman. He was 91."

 

He once owned Sotheby's auction house.

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http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2015/04/18/a-alfred-taubman-dies-obit/25977167/

[gcreptile 10,977]

This reminds of me of Chuck Feeney, 84:

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2015/02/19/super-philanthropist-chuck-feeney-gives-100-million-to-san-franciscos-new-medical-campus/

 

I decided to keep an eye on him because he said that he has given away almost all of his money now, in other words, does he think his life will soon be over?

[YoungWillz 21,051]

Yu Pang-lin, billionaire who turned Bruce Lee's old property into a love motel, has died at 92. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=156642&sid=44390411&con_type=1&d_str=20150504

 

He once funded 150,000 people to have cataract operations after having the surgery himself. His money appears to go to good causes, having disinherited his family.

[gcreptile 10,977]

Jon Huntsman Sr., big player in Utah politics and father of former Utah governor and presidential candidate Jon Huntsman Jr., as well as being a huge philantropist and funder of cancer research, 'wants to give all his money away before he dies'. He has already beaten the prognosis of 'polymyalgia rheumatic' by a couple of years.

 

http://fox13now.com/2015/05/07/philanthropy-politics-and-battling-cancer-the-legacy-of-jon-huntsman-senior/

 

His obitability in Britain is not guaranteed though, I guess.

[gcreptile 10,977]

John Templeton Jr., founder of the multi-billion dollar Templeton foundation has died from complications of cancer at 75:

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/19/john-templeton-jr-president-of-foundation-invested-in-science-and-religion-has-died/

[Sir Creep 7,070]

John Petersen, who gave $10M to help build the basketball arena at the University of Pittsburgh--and thus the building bears his name--has died at 86 after battling cancer. He and his wife have also given millions to the science school and for nanotechnology research and Olympic training facilities on campus.

Of less dubious note, he also has the same name as my ex-brother-in-law.

SirC

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/national/obituaries/story/2015/jun/01/john-petersen-former-ceo-whom-pitt-arennamed/307282/

[gcreptile 10,977]

Mary Cherry, journalist and broadcaster who became the first female head of Oxfam, is dead at 91:

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/17/mary-cherry

 

It already happened in May, but now there's the obit.

[gcreptile 10,977]

Joanna Winship Crawford is dead at 89:

 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/07/23/joanna-winship-crawford-who-cofounded-mlk-action-project-lincoln-sudbury-regional-high-school-dies/faVGND5I8LTCtmUzD4MbVM/story.html#

 

She founded the MLK Action Project, with the idea of organising charitable work opportunities for well-off students, so that they can learn what life is like for the less fortunate.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Grandson of founder of Lays Potato Chips, Carter Lay, 44. Recognized primarily for his philanthropy in music education and education in general.

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http://m.independenttribune.com/news/us/ap/carter-lay-grandson-of-potato-chip-maker-dies-at/article_942ab961-13b0-53ae-a6f2-9c976157399b.html?mode=jqm

[YoungWillz 21,051]

Grandson of founder of Lays Potato Chips, Carter Lay, 44. Recognized primarily for his philanthropy in music education and education in general.

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http://m.independenttribune.com/news/us/ap/carter-lay-grandson-of-potato-chip-maker-dies-at/article_942ab961-13b0-53ae-a6f2-9c976157399b.html?mode=jqm

 

You'd have thought he'd have the good grace to die on a fry day...

[gcreptile 10,977]

Mary Butterwick, founder of Butterwick Hospice Care, dead at 91:

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-34411903

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Mary Butterwick, founder of Butterwick Hospice Care, dead at 91:

 

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-34411903

 

She's not just the owner, she's a client!

[YoungWillz 21,051]

Betty Tisdale, who helped airlift 219 orphans from Vietnam after the fall of Saigon and who set up the non-profit Helping and Loving Orphans, has died at 92. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/betty-tisdale-angel-of-saigon-orphan-airlift-dies-in-seattle/

 

Shirley Jones played Tisdale in the TV movie The Children Of An Lac, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/lhV24KVrCTw

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Bruce B. Dayton, the last of the five brothers whose retailing empire included Dayton-Hudson department stores, some of the nation’s first enclosed shopping malls and the Target discount chain, died on Friday at his home in Orono, Minn., near Minneapolis. He was 97.

Bruce Dayton and his wife provided more than $80 million in capital, endowment and acquisition funds and more than 2,000 works of art to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, now the Minneapolis Institute of Art. He served on the institute’s board for 73 years.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/business/bruce-b-dayton-minnesota-retailer-and-arts-patron-dies-at-97.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Bruce Dayton and his wife provided [... ] more than 2,000 works of art to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

 

Nothing like this, I suppose.

[YoungWillz 21,051]

Report that Abdul Sattar Edhi has died. http://tribune.com.pk/story/1137773/abdul-sattar-edhi-put-ventilator-condition-deteriorates-faisal-edhi/

 

Official this time, awaiting qo for DDP.

[msc 18,477]

Could be a crucial hit for DQSP.

[Death Impends 7,977]

First QO here, though better ones will surely come in due time.

[Spade_Cooley 9,530]

A truly generous man, and his last gift to mankind may well be a fourth consecutive DDP victory for DQSP.

[YoungWillz 21,051]

First QO here, though better ones will surely come in due time.

 

I'll use the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36752208

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

A truly generous man, and his last gift to mankind may well be a fourth consecutive DDP victory for DQSP.

Indeed.

 

May he shortly be joined in the sweet hereafter by Bonnie Brown.

 

I will not yield (yet).

[Spade_Cooley 9,530]

Oh, Ms Brown will definitely return you to the top of the table within a few weeks (possibly before the next update, let's be honest), but I note with interest that Dr Kate Granger has now entered a hospice...

[RIP Wee Jum 1,559]

Doctor Kate Granger dies after hitting £250k cancer charity goal

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-36877862

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Doctor Kate Granger dies after hitting £250k cancer charity goal

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-36877862

she should have set a £500k goal.

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[YoungWillz 21,051]

Suzanne Wright, co-founder of Autism Speaks, dies at 69. http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local-obituaries/autism-speaks-founder-suzanne-wright-dies/nr7LN/

 

DDP hit for TJS if there's a qo.