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Billionaire Ross Perot Remembered As Patriot, Family Man

“He was Bill Gates Leonardo DaVinci and Rambo all wrapped into one.”

By Bill ZeebleJuly 17, 2019 9:30 amArts & Culture, Business & Your Money, Government & Politics, History, KERA, Partner Organizations, Texas Newsroom

Associated Press

Ross Perot died July 9 at age 89.

From KERA:

Billionaire and philanthropist H. Ross Perot was remembered Tuesday in two private services. Perot, who died last week at age 89, was hailed as a fiercely competitive man of faith and patriotism who, above all else, put his family first.

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