Utah billionaire and philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr died February 2 at age 80Utah billionaire and philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr was remembered Saturday inside a basketball arena bearing his name as a generous and kind man devoted to his faith, family and community. The elder Huntsman was the founder and longtime executive chairman of Huntsman Corp., an $11 billion company that refines raw materials that go into thousands of products. Peter Huntsman, current president and CEO of Huntsman Corp., said his father always placed family, faith and charity ahead of business. Huntsman was the founder and longtime executive chairman of Huntsman Corp., an $11billion company that refine raw materials. Huntsman, who lost both his parents to cancer and fought his own battle with the disease, eventually gave more than $400 million to the Huntsman Cancer Institute and its foundation.

Source: Daily Mail February 10, 2018 21:13 UTC