With the elections, the Oscars, the Serbian riots, and all sorts of other nonsense dominating the headlines, this might have gone unnoticed. But it shouldn’t. Because it’s more remarkable than all the other petty shit.
Ex-Microsoft worker leaves $65 mil to gay rights, AIDS groups
Weiland donated tens of millions to various organizations — from gay rights groups to environmental and education organizations — before he died in 2006. He committed suicide at age 53 after a long battle with depression, and survivors include his partner, Mike Schaefer. The $65 million is among bequests totaling about $160 million — the bulk of Weiland’s estate — to various charities and Stanford University, his undergraduate alma mater, according to an estimate provided by the Pride Foundation.
This man embodies perfectly what I think those of us more fortunate should do with their left over wealth. So much about that feels right.