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  1. Mary Ann Gates (née Maxwell; July 5, 1929 – June 10, 1994) was an American banker, civic activist, non-profit executive, and schoolteacher. She was the first female president of King County's United Way , the first woman to chair the national United Way’s executive committee where she served most notably with IBM 's CEO, John Opel , and ...

    • June 10, 1994 (aged 64), Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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    • Mary Ann Maxwell, July 5, 1929, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
  2. Jan 1, 2005 · She served more than 18 years on the Board of Regents. In 1993, the First Interstate Bank named Gates to its board of directors. Mary Gates died on June 9, 1994, the day before she was to be honored by the Seattle Municipal League of King County as Citizen of the Year.

  3. 2 days ago · Bill Gates’ parents, Bill Sr. and Mary Maxwell, encouraged him to be curious and generous Alex Gurley is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has ...

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  5. Feb 16, 2019 · Mary Maxwell Gates was an American businesswoman and the mother of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. She was associated with philanthropy and rendered voluntary service. Having worked as a school teacher in the early 1950s, Mary strived towards addressing students’ concerns.

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  6. Jan 1, 2000 · On June 10, 1994, Mary Maxwell Gates, mother of Microsoft co-founder William H. Gates III and a woman widely admired for her civic activism, dies of breast cancer at age 64. Gates was the first female president of King County's United Way, the first woman to chair the national United Way's executive committee, and the first woman to be a ...

  7. Mary Maxwell Gates (1929–1994) was a leader who promoted voluntary service and philanthropy both locally and nationally. A member of the UW Board of Regents from 1975-1993, Mrs. Gates had a deep and abiding interest in students, particularly undergraduates, and consistently raised issues to ensure that student concerns were addressed.

  8. Jan 9, 1994 · The mother of two daughters with families, Gates, now battling cancer, has long looked forward to her son's matrimony. He may be the fiercely competitive, fiercely independent billionaire mogul of the world's No. 1 personal-computer software company. But he is still a son, and she a mother.

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