Bill Gates' father died at the age of 94, suffering from the disease

Seattle, Ta. 16 September 2020, Wednesday

Bill Gates Sr., the father of Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, has died at the age of 94. A statement from the Gates family said Bill Gates Sr. had Alzheimer's disease and had been ill for some time.

Well known lawyer Bill Gates Sr. breathed his last at his beach house in the Wood Canal area of ​​Seattle. Bill Gates tweeted on Dad’s death, My dad was the real Bill Gates. He was the person I always wanted to be. I will now remember them every day.

In a note written on the death of the father, Bill Gates said, yesterday the parents died peacefully among the family. My father's death was not unexpected. He was 94 years old and his health was deteriorating. How lucky we are that these wonderful men have been in our lives for so many years and we are not alone in these feelings. My father's knowledge, generosity, empathy and humility had a profound effect on people all over the world.

He further wrote, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would not be where it is today without my father. More than anyone else he shaped basic values. They were collaborative, discreet and serious about learning. They hated appearances. People who came through the Gates Foundation felt honored to work with my father. He saw the best of all and made everyone feel special.