Billionaire business magnate and former presidential candidate Ross Perot dead at 89

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Billionaire, former presidential candidate Ross Perot dies at 89

The self-made billionaire died at his home in Dallas Tuesday "surrounded by his devoted family," his family said in a statement.

..."In business and in life, Ross was a man of integrity and action," the family's statement said. "A true American patriot and a man of rare vision, principle and deep compassion, he touched the lives of countless people through his unwavering support of the military and veterans and through his charitable endeavors."...

 

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Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot dies aged 89

Dallas – H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89.

Perot, whose 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate in the past century, died early Tuesday at his home in Dallas surrounded by his devoted family, family spokesman James Fuller said.

As a boy in Texarkana, Texas, Perot delivered newspapers from the back of a pony. He earned his billions in a more modern way, however – by building Electronic Data Systems Corp., which helped other companies manage their computer networks...

 

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#NEW Among those standing outside are these Boy Scouts from Frisco. They just wanted to pay their respects to Ross Perot who paid for the scouts’ rank badges. @CBSDFW

How nice of these Boy Scouts to pay a tribute to Ross Perot! imo

 

[ColyH]

During the 1992 Presidential Campaign Ross Perot was making noise when out of the blue he quit. He did re-enter the election but had killed a lot of his momentum by then. I often wondered what would have happened if he had not quit the first time and if he could have possibly won or at least finished ahead of George Bush.

Does anyone remember a made for T.V. movie in the 80's called On Wings of Eagles? It was about Ross Perot putting together a special unit to rescue his employees from Iran. Richard Crenna portrayed Perot and it also starred Burt Lancaster, Esai Morales, and Paul Le Mat.