Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus passed away at the age of 95, a company statement has revealed. He was married to Billi Marcus before his death, and prior to that, to Ruth Rados, who passed away in July 2023.

Marcus, whose philanthropy included founding the Marcus Foundation, helping launch the Georgia Aquarium, and Republican Party fundraising, died Tuesday at 95.

A man of second acts, Marcus started Home Depot after getting fired from another retailer. He then became a philanthropist, a Republican megadonor and an evangelist of capitalism.

Bernie Marcus, the co-founder and former CEO of the Atlanta-based home improvement retailer chain Home Depot, has died at the age of 95.

The Republican donor was also a prolific philanthropist whose numerous gifts included funds to build the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

In 1978, he came up with the idea of a warehouse-style store that would appeal to the do-it-yourself homeowner. With a partner’s help it became the world’s largest home-improvement retailer.

Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement chain, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died.

Co-founder of Home Depot Bernie Marcus has died at the age of the 95. Marcus was surrounded by his family at the time of his death on Monday in Boca Raton, Florida. His legacy not only includes the home improvement chain,