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How Richard Rainwater Spent Millions to Find a Cure For His Disease

Cowtown businessman/philanthropist suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy.
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As Zac mentioned earlier, Fort Worth businessman/philanthropist Richard Rainwater died over the weekend at age 71. Rainwater’s was a rags-to-riches story made tough in the last few years as he battled something called progressive supranuclear palsy. In this March story in D CEO, columnist Steve Kaskovich explained Rainwater’s disease and told how the billionaire was doing everything he could to fight it.

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