The father of Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates died Monday, according to his son. William Henry Gates II was 94 years old.
“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,” Bill Gates wrote on his official blog.The elder Gates was an Army veteran and a founding partner in a Seattle law firm, according his official biography.
Bill Gates’ father served as co-chair of the foundation, which started in 2000.The family statement does not give a cause of death, but says William Gates II had been in declining health.close dialog