65-year-old Paul Allen, who together with Bill Gates in 1975 founded Microsoft together, is dead. The man has been struggling with a serious disease which was lymphoma for a long time.
Founder of Microsoft and a faithful friend of Bill Gates
Paul Allen and a friend from school together in 1975 founded a company called Microsoft. This action brought them great fame, but also incredibly great wealth, placing them on the list of the richest people in the world. Forbes magazine estimates that Paul Allen left a fortune worth $ 20 billion. The billionaire was not associated with Microsoft all the time as he left the ranks in 1983 and started his own company called Vulcan Inc.
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Return of the disease
Paul Allen overcame the disease in 2009 when she caught him the first time. This year, the media reported that, unfortunately, the billionaire is again struggling with a serious condition that was caused by a relapse. Paul Allen announced a fierce fight at the time and an unwillingness to surrender, he said, “A lot has happened in medicine since I overcame the disease in 2009. My doctors are optimistic and believe that the treatment I receive will bring good results. I am also optimistic.
Death of Paul Allen
Unfortunately, despite the optimistic approach to the fight against the disease, it was not won. One could learn about his death, inter alia, from information provided through the company Vulcan Inc., of which he was the head and founder. His faithful friend Bill Gates expressed his sorrow and regret over the loss of such an important person in his life, he quotes "My heart is broken after one of my oldest and best friends has passed away".
Worthy support
In his career, the billionaire willingly supported primary and secondary schools, medical institutions and colleges in Seattle. They benefited from the generous support of Paull Allen. In addition, he led to the realization of his greatest dream, which was to find and pull from the bottom of the wreckage of the American cruiser Indianapolis, which sank in 1945.
