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- Bernard Marcus was born on May 12, 1929 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was married to Billi Morris and Ruth Schwartz. He died on November 4, 2024 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- SpousesBilli Morris(1973 - November 5, 2024) (his death, 1 child)Ruth Schwartz(? - 1972) (divorced, 2 children)
- Co-founder, with Kenneth Langone and Pat Farrah, of Home Depot.
- Marcus quit college and went to Florida where he lived for a year. But his mother convinced him to return to Rutgers, where he enrolled in pharmacy school. He graduated in 1954, and became partners in a pharmacy where he worked for nearly a year. His heart was not in the job, however, and he quit to work at a retail cosmetics store in New York City. But the company was not making a profit and Marcus left to take a job with Two Guys, a discount department store chain. By 1959, he was in charge of about $1 billion worth of business.
- After graduating from high school, Marcus enrolled in the pre-med program at Rutgers College in Newark. During his second year, he applied for a scholarship to Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- He has always given generously to many causes, including a $45 million donation in 1998 to help children with brain disorders.
- Born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents in Newark, New Jersey. His father was a cabinet maker and his mother a homemaker.
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