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The Sweet'N Low artificial sweetener creator leaped to his death at the age of 89.
Sweet'N Low magnate suffered Parkinson's disease
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FIT Foundation Gala NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 15: Barbara Tober and Donald Tober attend the FIT Foundation Gala June 15, 2015 in New York City.
Donald Tober, the CEO, and co-owner of Sugar Foods, a ubiquitous staple at restaurants across America, jumped out of his plush $10 million Park Avenue apartment building. He leaped from the 11th floor of the building in Manhattan before dawn Friday.
According to the New York Post, investigators believed that the Sweet'N Low magnate leaped around 5 in the morning. Several hours later, Tober's body was discovered in the luxury Upper East Side complex's courtyard. Tober reportedly had Parkinson's disease; sources told the New York Post.