Doris Buffett, Philanthropist Sister of Warren, Dies at 92

  • Handled ‘retail’ side of billionaire Warren Buffett’s giving
  • She answered letters to her brother from people seeking help
Doris Buffett in 2016. Photographer: Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
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Doris Buffett, a philanthropist who with the financial assistance of her billionaire brother Warren Buffett gave life-changing gifts to people down on their luck, has died. She was 92.

Buffett died at her home in Rockport, Maine, on Tuesday, surrounded by family and friends, listening to Billie Holiday music, according to her grandson Alexander Buffett Rozek. Her death was reportedBloomberg Terminal earlier by the New York Times.