NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95. Marcus died Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, surrounded by family, according to a Home Depot ...

Bernard Marcus, who turned a single Atlanta home improvement store he co-founded into a global company, has died at the age of 95.

Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, who co-founded the home improvement retail chain the Home Depot, has died, according to CNN. He was 95 years old. "The Home Depot is deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved founder, Bernard Marcus," the store wrote in a statement on its website. "To us, he was simply 'Bernie.'"