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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Bernard Marcus</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bernard_Marcus_(3x4_cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bernard_Marcus_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg/220px-Bernard_Marcus_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bernard_Marcus_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg/330px-Bernard_Marcus_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Bernard_Marcus_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg/440px-Bernard_Marcus_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="871" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Marcus in 2020</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1929-05-12</span>)</span>May 12, 1929<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">November 4, 2024<span style="display:none">(2024-11-04)</span> (aged 95)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida" title="Boca Raton, Florida">Boca Raton, Florida</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Businessman</li><li>philanthropist</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1978–2002 (at Home Depot)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Ruth Rados</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1972)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Billi Marcus</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1973)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2 (1 deceased)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chief Executive Officer of <a href="/wiki/Home_Depot" title="Home Depot">Home Depot</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1978 – May 1997</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Post established</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Blank" title="Arthur Blank">Arthur Blank</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:#eee;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Chairman of the Board of Home Depot</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1978 – May 31, 2002</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Post established</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Nardelli" title="Robert Nardelli">Robert Nardelli</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bernard Marcus</b> (May 12, 1929 – November 4, 2024) was an American billionaire businessman. He co-founded <a href="/wiki/Home_Depot" title="Home Depot">Home Depot</a> in 1978. He was the company's first CEO and first chairman until retiring in 2002. In November 2024, <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> estimated his net worth at US$10.3 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Marcus was born to <a href="/wiki/Russian_Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Jewish">Russian Jewish</a> immigrant parents, cabinet maker Joe and Sara Marcus, in <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>, on May 12, 1929.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hall_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rifkin_11052024_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rifkin_11052024-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the youngest of four children and grew up in a <a href="/wiki/Tenement" title="Tenement">tenement</a>. He graduated from the South Side High School (present day <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_X_Shabazz_High_School" title="Malcolm X Shabazz High School">Malcolm X Shabazz High School</a>) in 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marcus wanted to become a doctor, and was accepted to <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Medical_School" title="Harvard Medical School">Harvard Medical School</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but could not afford the tuition. He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Pharmacy" title="Pharmacy">pharmacy</a> degree.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Epsilon_Pi" title="Alpha Epsilon Pi">Alpha Epsilon Pi</a> fraternity.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Marcus initially worked at a drugstore as a pharmacist but later moved to the retailing side of the business.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worked at a cosmetics company and various other retail jobs. He worked for Odell Inc. in California beginning in 1968 and then joined <a href="/wiki/Daylin" title="Daylin">Daylin</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became the CEO of <a href="/wiki/Handy_Dan" title="Handy Dan">Handy Dan Improvement Centers</a>, a Los Angeles-based chain of home improvement stores. In April 1978, he and future Home Depot co-founder <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Blank" title="Arthur Blank">Arthur Blank</a> were fired during a corporate power struggle at Handy Dan.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1978, they co-founded the home-improvement retailer <a href="/wiki/Home_Depot" title="Home Depot">Home Depot</a>, with the help of merchandising expert <a href="/wiki/Pat_Farrah" title="Pat Farrah">Pat Farrah</a> and New York investment banker <a href="/wiki/Ken_Langone" title="Ken Langone">Ken Langone</a> who assembled a group of investors. The first two stores opened on June 22, 1979, in Atlanta.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Marcus served as the company's first CEO until May 1997 and also served as chairman of the board until his retirement on May 31, 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded as CEO by Blank, who served until December 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marcus was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Junior_Achievement" title="Junior Achievement">Junior Achievement</a> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Business_Hall_of_Fame" title="U.S. Business Hall of Fame">U.S. Business Hall of Fame</a> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Marcus was one of several business tycoons who opposed the <a href="/wiki/Employee_Free_Choice_Act" title="Employee Free Choice Act">Employee Free Choice Act</a>, a proposal they claimed gave unfair advantage to labor unions. The EFCA would outlaw conducting employee union votes with secret ballots while allowing fines and injunctions when employees show they are being punished for union activity on the job.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Marcus founded the <a href="/wiki/Job_Creators_Network" title="Job Creators Network">Job Creators Network</a>, a conservative advocacy group, with $500,000 in seed funding.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_activity">Political activity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bernard_Marcus_and_Benjamin_Netanyahu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Bernard_Marcus_and_Benjamin_Netanyahu.jpg/220px-Bernard_Marcus_and_Benjamin_Netanyahu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Bernard_Marcus_and_Benjamin_Netanyahu.jpg/330px-Bernard_Marcus_and_Benjamin_Netanyahu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Bernard_Marcus_and_Benjamin_Netanyahu.jpg/440px-Bernard_Marcus_and_Benjamin_Netanyahu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3975" data-file-height="2646" /></a><figcaption>Marcus with <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" title="Prime Minister of Israel">Israeli Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" title="Benjamin Netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> in Jerusalem, December 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2012, Marcus donated $10.7 million to <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign">Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign</a>, the maximum personal donation one can make, and was the biggest contributor to the campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Marcus donated $1.5 million to super <a href="/wiki/Political_action_committee" title="Political action committee">political action committees</a>, supporting <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Bush" title="Jeb Bush">Jeb Bush</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Walker_(politician)" title="Scott Walker (politician)">Scott Walker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 1, 2016, Marcus publicly announced his support for Republican presumptive presidential nominee <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was one of Trump's largest donors, giving $7 million to his campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Marcus announced in 2019 that he would financially support the <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_2020_presidential_campaign" title="Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign">Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign</a>, it triggered calls for a boycott of Home Depot.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Together with his spouse, Marcus contributed $731,200 directly to Trump's 2020 presidential campaign<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and $10.7<span class="nowrap"> </span>million to political action committees supporting Trump.<sup id="cite_ref-BNN_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, he donated $2 million to the pro-Israel lobby group <a href="/wiki/AIPAC" title="AIPAC">AIPAC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, Marcus announced he would back Trump's <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign" title="Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign">third consecutive campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BNN_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BNN-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Job Creators Network, founded by Marcus, backed a lawsuit to overturn federal student loan forgiveness, which became part of the successful Supreme Court case <i><a href="/wiki/Biden_v._Nebraska" title="Biden v. Nebraska">Biden v. Nebraska</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Philanthropy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bernard_Marcus_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Bernard_Marcus_2016.jpg/220px-Bernard_Marcus_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Bernard_Marcus_2016.jpg/330px-Bernard_Marcus_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Bernard_Marcus_2016.jpg/440px-Bernard_Marcus_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="584" data-file-height="732" /></a><figcaption>Marcus giving a speech as part of the "Speaker Series" at <a href="/wiki/The_Galloway_School" title="The Galloway School">The Galloway School</a> in Atlanta, October 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Marcus was a longtime philanthropist who made plans to give away 90% of his $5.9 billion fortune to charity. Bernie and Billi Marcus were signatories of <a href="/wiki/The_Giving_Pledge" title="The Giving Pledge">The Giving Pledge</a>, a commitment to give away the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2019, Bernard Marcus had given away $2 billion to various philanthropic causes and pledged to give away most of his fortune,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which had doubled to $9.8 billion in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous year, Marcus was recognized as one of the Top 10 individuals who gave or pledged the most to charity in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was one of the first signees of the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_Future_Promise" title="Jewish Future Promise">Jewish Future Promise</a>, a charitable campaign launched in 2020 modeled after The Giving Pledge to encourage American Jews to designate at least 50% of their charitable giving to Jewish or Israel-related causes.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Marcus was the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Foundation" title="Marcus Foundation">Marcus Foundation</a>, whose focuses include children, medical research, free enterprise, military veterans, Jewish causes, and the community.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marcus was on the Board of Directors and an active volunteer for the <a href="/wiki/Shepherd_Center" title="Shepherd Center">Shepherd Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of his main initiatives was providing care for war veterans with traumatic brain injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2005, Marcus was awarded the Others Award by <a href="/wiki/The_Salvation_Army" title="The Salvation Army">The Salvation Army</a>, their highest honor.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was named a Georgia Trustee in 2009. The award is given by the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Historical_Society" title="Georgia Historical Society">Georgia Historical Society</a>, in conjunction with the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia" title="Governor of Georgia">Governor of Georgia</a>, to individuals whose accomplishments and community service reflect the ideals of the founding body of <a href="/wiki/Trustee_Georgia" title="Trustee Georgia">Trustees</a>, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Marcus was awarded the <a href="/wiki/William_E._Simon_Prize_for_Philanthropic_Leadership" title="William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership">William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jewish_and_Israeli_causes">Jewish and Israeli causes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Jewish and Israeli causes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Marcus co-founded the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Democracy_Institute" title="Israel Democracy Institute">Israel Democracy Institute</a> in 1991, contributing $5 million for the construction of the institute's building in <a href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Talbiya" title="Talbiya">Talbiya</a> neighborhood and investing hundreds of millions of <a href="/wiki/Israeli_new_shekel" title="Israeli new shekel">shekels</a> in its ongoing operation over the years.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, Marcus and his wife Billi donated $25 million to the construction of the $133 million <a href="/wiki/Magen_David_Adom" title="Magen David Adom">MDA</a> Marcus National Blood Services Centre in Israel.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Georgia_Aquarium">Georgia Aquarium</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Georgia Aquarium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bernie-Billi-Marcus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Bernie-Billi-Marcus.jpg/220px-Bernie-Billi-Marcus.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Bernie-Billi-Marcus.jpg/330px-Bernie-Billi-Marcus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Bernie-Billi-Marcus.jpg/440px-Bernie-Billi-Marcus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Marcus and his wife Billi's busts at the aquarium, November 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Bernard Marcus heavily contributed to the launch of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Aquarium" title="Georgia Aquarium">Georgia Aquarium</a>, which opened in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Atlanta" title="Downtown Atlanta">downtown Atlanta</a> in 2005<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> based mostly on the $250 million donation for the aquarium.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical_research">Medical research</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Medical research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Marcus funded and founded The Marcus Institute, a center for the provision of services for children and adolescents with <a href="/wiki/Developmental_disabilities" class="mw-redirect" title="Developmental disabilities">developmental disabilities</a>. Marcus founded and donated $25 million to <a href="/wiki/Autism_Speaks" title="Autism Speaks">Autism Speaks</a> to spearhead its efforts to raise money for research on the causes and cure for <a href="/wiki/Autism" title="Autism">autism</a>. He was an active member of the board of directors.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Books">Books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marcus, along with Arthur Blank and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Andelman" title="Bob Andelman">Bob Andelman</a>, wrote the book <i>Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marcus, with Catherine Lewis, wrote a book titled <i>Kick Up Some Dust: Lessons on Thinking, Giving Back and Doing It Yourself</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The book debuted at The Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta on November 6, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Marcus&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Marcus was married twice.<sup id="cite_ref-kempner_11052024_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kempner_11052024-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had two children with his first wife, Ruth (<span title="Name at birth"><a href="/wiki/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names" title="Birth name">née</a> Schwartz</span>, div. 1972, died 2023): Frederick, a professor at <a href="/wiki/Emory_University" title="Emory University">Emory University</a>, and Susanne (1956–2021), a musician, music manager and philanthropist.<sup id="cite_ref-kempner_11052024_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kempner_11052024-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rifkin_11052024_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rifkin_11052024-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She ran her own charity, The Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bernard had a stepson, Michael Morris, the owner and publisher of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlanta_Jewish_Times" title="The Atlanta Jewish Times">The Atlanta Jewish Times</a></i>, from his second wife, philanthropist Billi Morris (m. 1973). He had 7 grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-rifkin_11052024_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rifkin_11052024-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Marcus lived in Atlanta in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died from natural causes at his home in <a href="/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida" title="Boca Raton, Florida">Boca Raton, Florida</a> on November 4, 2024, at age 95.<sup id="cite_ref-kempner_11052024_52-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kempner_11052024-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span 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