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Bernard Marcus, cofounder of The Home Depot and billionaire Republican megadonor, has died | CNN Business

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Bernard “Bernie” Marcus , 95 , died Tuesday at 95 , the Home Depot co-founder and Republican megadonor.

Marcus had a net worth of about $7.4 billion , according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index .

He established The Home Depot with Arthur Blank in 1978 , which now has 2,300 stores and a stock market valuation of nearly $400 billion .

Marcus was a well-known philanthropist with his wife Billi .

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