Marcus, a Republican megadonor, started Home Depot with Arthur Blank in 1978 and he was the CEO of Home Depot until 1997. He served as a chairman until he retired in 2002. Additionally, Marcus was a well-known philanthropist. He had a net worth of roughly $7.4 billion, CNN reports, citing Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index.

Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of Home Depot, has died at the age of 95. Marcus, who grew up in New Jersey, was the youngest son of poor Russian immigrants and became a self-made billionaire with a net worth of over $11 billion,

ATLANTA — Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot and a Republican megadonor, has died at the age of 95, according to the company on Tuesday. Marcus founded The Home Depot with Arthur Blank back in 1978 and served as the company's chairman until his retirement back in 2002, according to CNN.