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Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist dies at 95


Home Depot co-founder and billionaire philanthropist dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, co-founder of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement chain, billionaire philanthropist and major Republican donor, has died. He was 95. Marcus died Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, surrounded by his family, according to a Home Depot spokesperson. Marcus served as CEO of Home Depot as the […]

Billionaire Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus dies at 95


Billionaire Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus dies at 95

Bernard “Bernie” Marcus in 1998, taken while he was still CEO of Home Depot. Getty Images Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, who grew up as the son of poor Russian immigrants in Newark, New Jersey, and later co-founded and ran hardware store chain The Home Depot, died Monday at age 95. Statements from The Home Depot and […]