02-02-2018 23:02 via sltrib.com

Utah billionaire philanthropist Jon Huntsman dies at 80

No one could ever accuse Jon Huntsman Sr. of aiming low.Born poor, he sought not to create a business but an international empire. Diagnosed with prostate cancer, he set his sights not only on surviving, but also on creating a research institute to eradicate all cancers. From his gleaming office in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, he saw himself not as Utah’s wealthiest resident (which he was for many years) but as the state’s caretaker, seeking to help the homeless, bolster
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