Bill Gates's father dies at 94: "He was the real Bill Gates"

"He was the real

."

With these words, the co-founder of

has fired

his father,

, who died on Monday at the age of 94 at his home in Washington state, a victim of

.

"My father passed away peacefully yesterday at home, surrounded by his family," Gates himself announced this Tuesday on his blog, with a heartfelt tribute on his part and that of his sisters

and

.

"We will miss him more than we can express at this time," says

in the obituary, "we feel pain but also gratitude."

"My father's passing was not unexpected," he explains, "he was 94 years old and his health had deteriorated, so we have all had a lot of time to reflect on how lucky we are to have had this incredible man in our lives for so many years. ".

The Microsoft co-founder says it was precisely his father who, with "his unconditional love and support," allowed him to feel "comfortable taking big risks" when he dropped out of college to found the tech giant with

.

"I knew they would be on my side even if I failed."

A letter for his 50th birthday

"In Microsoft's early years, I turned to him at key moments for his legal advice," says

, who notes: By the way, my father played a similar role for

of

, helping him at a key moment in his life. business life.

I suspect there are many others who have similar stories. "

"He was one of the hardest-working and most respected attorneys in Seattle, as well as an important civic leader in our region," recalled the magnate, "my father's influence on our philanthropy was equally great."

And he recalled an anecdote: "One night in the 1990s, before we started our foundation,

, Dad, and I were queuing at the movies. Melinda and I were talking about how we had received more donation requests in the mail. Dad he just said, 'Maybe I can help.'

"Dad wrote me a letter on my 50th birthday. It's one of my most prized possessions," Gates recounted, "in it he encouraged me to stay curious. He said some very moving things about how much he loved being my father and him. of my sisters ".

"'Over the years,' he wrote, 'I have warned you about overusing the adjective incredible to apply it to events that did not meet that high standard. It is a word of great meaning, to be used only in extraordinary settings. What I mean is, simply, that the experience of being your father has been ... incredible. '

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