A big money man for the Democrats has taken his own life.
Thomas H. Lee, a billionaire financier in New York City, recently committed suicide.
Thursday morning, authorities were called to his office and found he had taken his life.
He’s Gone
Michael Sitrick, a family friend, stated, “The family is extremely saddened by Tom’s death.
“While the world knew him as one of the pioneers in the private equity business and a successful businessman, we knew him as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, sibling, friend and philanthropist who always put others’ needs before his own.
“Our hearts are broken.
“We ask that our privacy be respected and that we be allowed to grieve.”
Lee was one of the first big investors to use a leveraged buyout to make an investment purchase.
One of his early purchases using this was buying Snapple in 1992, selling the company only two years later for a profit that was 32 times the purchase price.
He was a known philanthropist, but he was also a major donor to Democrats.
It is safe to say that his funeral will be a parade of the who’s who of corrupt Democrats whom he surely held influence over.
Source: Fox Business
