Bill Gates Father Is Dead

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Publishedon 16.09.2020

By Gbenga Sijuade

William Gate, the Father to Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates

has  Died at the prime Age of 94.

The Microsoft billionaire, 64, announced the death in a post

published on his Facebook page on Tuesday

My dad was the “real”

Bill Gates. He was

everything I try to be and

I will miss him every

day.https://t.co/

OnAEsmosNb




— Bill Gates (@BillGates)

September 15, 2020

In Gates writing

, “My dad passed away peacefully at home yesterday,

surrounded by his family.”

“We will miss him more than we can express right now We are

feeling grief but also gratitude,” he continued. “My dad’s

passing was not unexpected—he was 94 years old and his

health had been declining—so we have all had a long time to

reflect on just how lucky we are to have had this amazing man

in our lives for so many years. And we are not alone in these

feelings. My dad’s wisdom, generosity, empathy, and humility

had a huge influence on people around the world.”

In the tribute, Gates reflected on his father’s influence on his

life, sharing that he and his sisters were “very lucky” to have

parents who “gave us constant encouragement and were

always patient with us.”

“I knew their love and support were unconditional, even when

we clashed in my teenage years. I am sure that’s one of the

reasons why I felt comfortable taking some big risks when I

was young, like leaving college to start Microsoft with Paul

Allen,” he wrote. “I knew they would be in my corner even if I

failed.”

“As I got older, I came to appreciate my dad’s quiet influence

on almost everything I have done in life. In Microsoft’s early

years, I turned to him at key moments to seek his legal

counsel,” Gates said.

“My dad also had a profound influence on wy drive. When I

was a kid, he wasn’t prescriptive or domineering, and yet he

never let me coast along at things I was good at, and he

always pushed me to try things I hated or didn’t think I could

do (swimming and soccer, for example). And he modeled an

amazing work ethic. He was one of the hardest-working and

most respected lawyers in Seattle, as well as a major civic

leader in our region.”

Gates also honored his father’s philanthropic side, writing

that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — which Gates

Sr. co-chaired — “would not be what it is today without my

dad.