
In this May 15, 2007 photo is Jim Stowers Jr., billionaire founder of one of the nation's leading investment management firms who gave away most of his fortune to fight disease. A joint release from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Mo., says Stowers died Monday, March 17, 2014 after a period of declining health. He was 90. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Keith Myers)
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