From the Chronicle of Philanthropy
Dan L. Duncan a Texan whose oil-pipeline fortune fueled extensive giving to hospitals medical research and other causes died Sunday at his Houston home says Bloomberg. He was 77.
Mr. Duncans Enterprise Products is the countrys largest pipeline partnership and Forbes estimated his worth at $9-billion.
While he also gave to museums and youth organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America Mr. Duncans philanthropic focus was health care.
He gave an estimated $250-million to the Texas Medical Center system over the past five years and donated $100-million to the Baylor College of Medicine where he was treated for prostate cancer in 1995.
Mr. Duncan and his family ranked No. 15 on The Chronicles most recent annual ranking.
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy
Dan L. Duncan a Texan whose oil-pipeline fortune fueled extensive giving to hospitals medical research and other causes died Sunday at his Houston home says Bloomberg. He was 77.
Mr. Duncans Enterprise Products is the countrys largest pipeline partnership and Forbes estimated his worth at $9-billion.
While he also gave to museums and youth organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America Mr. Duncans philanthropic focus was health care.
He gave an estimated $250-million to the Texas Medical Center system over the past five years and donated $100-million to the Baylor College of Medicine where he was treated for prostate cancer in 1995.
Mr. Duncan and his family ranked No. 15 on The Chronicles most recent annual ranking.
