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William Henry Gates II [1] (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader.He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), [2] and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. [3]
Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and investor Warren Buffett each signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge", which is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth, over the course of time, to charity.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is telling his “origin story” in his own words with the memoir Source Code, being released on Feb. 4 "My parents and early friends put me in a position to have a ...
Mary "Mimi" Gates (née Gardner; born July 30, 1943) [1] is an American art historian who is the recent director of the Seattle Art Museum. In 1996, she married Bill Gates Sr. , the father of Bill Gates .
Gates wrote that his parents, Bill and Mary Gates, gave him the "precise blend of support and pressure" he needed to develop his social skills. "Even with their influence, my social side would be ...
In an upcoming memoir from Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates, the tech billionaire recalls his childhood and the support he received from his parents, who "struggled with their complicated son" but ...
The Gates family of Seattle, Washington. Members of this family include: Bill Gates (born 1955), Co-founder of Microsoft and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Melinda French Gates (born 1964), American philanthropist, ex-wife of Bill Gates; William H. Gates, Sr. (1925-2020), American attorney and philanthropist, Bill's father
Bill Gates is speaking candidly about his divorce from Melinda French Gates, calling it "the mistake I regret the most.". In an interview with The Times of London published on Saturday, Jan. 25 ...