After his parents died of cancer, he himself had a bout with the disease. This experience inspired him to donate more than $1.4 billion to cancer research over his lifetime. He is one of the very few human beings in history who successfully gave away over $1 billion to charity in his own lifetime. His goal was to “die broke” by donating all of his fortune to charity. Jon Huntsman, Sr died on February 2, 2018 at the age of 80.
