Heraldtelegraph Paul Allen co-founder of Microsoft dead at 65 due

Paul Allen co-founder of Microsoft dead at 65 due to cancer
Paul Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, and the owner of NFL’s Seattle Seahawks plus NBA’s
Portland Trail Blazers has died at the age of 65 from cancer-related complications. His sister
Jody Allen has confirmed the sad news through a statement prepared by his family on
Monday.
On 1 st October, Allen had announced in a Twitter post that the cancer he had defeated in
2009 had come back. He had seen a doctor then and had started his treatment and was
optimistic about seeing good results. He also expressed his appreciation for the support he had
received in the fight against the cancer challenge.
Shortly after receiving the news of Paul Allen, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella released a
statement of condolence to the bereaved family, appreciating the indispensable contribution
that Allen has made to the company. The CEO pointed out how the co-founder, in his own
mission and tenacity created wonderful products, institutions and experiences that have since
changed the world.
Allen, alongside Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1983,
after his first cancer diagnosis, he left the company. Even though his relationship with Bill Gates
did not remain the same after that, he remained to be a great part of the Microsoft company
as well as a greater shareholder, which is what has contributed much to his wealth.
Paul Allen was a renowned philanthropist. He was listed by Forbes magazine as the world’s
21 st richest man, with a worth of over $21.3 billion. He however lived alone, with no family. He
lived his life giving back to the society, with more than $2 billion of his wealth donated out to
the less fortunate, according to Forbes. The magazine even reported that in 2010, he had
announced of a possibility to leaving all his wealth to charity upon his death.
Allen loved sports. In a memoir he wrote of the purchase of Seahawks, he said that sports are
what bring communities together. He had a long history with people of Seattle; therefore by
buying Seahawks, he was keeping the team in Seattle, just what the community deserved.