Dead Celebrity Alert

Laurance Rockefeller, a leading businessman famous for his efforts to preserve nature in the United States, has died at 94 years of age. He died Sunday at his home in New York City. A family spokesman says the cause was pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease.

Forbes magazine says Mr. Rockefeller, who was the grandson of oil tycoon John Rockefeller, had a fortune worth $1.5 billion. He had invested in aviation and other risky enterprises in the 1930s. …

One of his children, Jay Rockefeller, is a U.S. senator. … Read full obituary

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