Mary Maxwell Gates | |
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 Portrait by Margaret Holland Sargent | |
| Born | Mary Ann Maxwell July 5, 1929 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1994 (aged 64) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Washington (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Civic activist, non-profit executive, banker, schoolteacher |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Bill |
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 the first woman on the First Interstate Bank of Washington's board of directors.[1]
She served on the boards of various major corporations including the First Interstate Bank, Unigard Security Insurance Group, and Pacific Northwest Bell. She also served for 18 years (1975–1993) on the University of Washington's board of regents.[1][2][3] She was the mother of Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft.
- ^ a b Andrews, Paul (June 10, 1994). "Mary Gates dies – cancer claims longtime Seattle civic leader and mother Of Microsoft founder Bill Gates". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "Mary Gates, 64; helped her son start Microsoft". New York Times. (obituary). June 11, 1994. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ "Long cancer battle claims Mary Gates". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 11, 1994. p. A10.