Michael E. Fox Sr., a longtime Silicon Valley philanthropist, has died.

Fox, 87, died of respiratory complications while ill on Nov. 3, according to his oldest son, Michael Fox Jr. Fox Sr. founded M.E. Fox & Company in 1965 alongside his wife, Mary Ellen Fox, and grew it to become one of the county’s largest beverage distributors. He is remembered as a strong force in Silicon Valley politics and for his advocacy across the region, supporting a variety of nonprofit causes ranging from educational to health to faith.

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