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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]
(L-R) Bill Gates, Katie Razzall, with Bill's sisters Libby and Kristi, who along with their brother saw playing cards as a "competitive sport" thanks to their grandmother [Maxine Collins/BBC]
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is telling his “origin story” in his own words with the memoir Source Code, being released on Feb. 4 ... Gates has an older and younger sister.)
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.
SEATTLE - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has a new name as the Seattle-based organization enters its 25th year. In a statement released Friday, leaders announced the non-profit's new name ...
Melinda French Gates [2] (born Melinda Ann French; August 15, 1964) is an American philanthropist and a former multimedia product developer and manager at Microsoft.Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she graduated from Duke University and started working at Microsoft in 1987.
Bill Gates is settling into his newest title — grandfather. The Microsoft founder, 69, appeared on Today to discuss his new memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings, and was asked whether his two ...
Mary Ann Gates (née Maxwell; July 5, 1929 – June 10, 1994) was an American banker, civic activist, non-profit executive, and schoolteacher.She was the first female president of King County's United Way, the first woman to chair the national United Way’s executive committee where she served most notably with IBM's CEO, John Opel, and the first woman on the First Interstate Bank of ...