Sheldon Adelson, Billionaire Philanthropist in US and Israel, Dies at 87
Joshua Shuman
Billionaire philanthropist and casino owner Sheldon Gary Adelson has died.
Adelson died on Monday night at the age of 87 from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Dr. Miriam Adelson announced her husband’s death in a statement which said that “Sheldon was the love of my life. He was my partner in romance, philanthropy, political activism and enterprise. He was my soulmate.”
A funeral will be held in Israel, and a memorial service will be scheduled for Las Vegas.
As a casino mogul who owned a string of hotels, resorts and casinos in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore through the publicly traded Las Vegas Sands Inc. (NYSE:LVS), Adelson worked tirelessly to fund causes close to his heart in Israel, and donated to conservative politicians and causes in the United States.