Charles Wang, 1944-2018

Charles Wang, a founder of CA Technologies who poured his vast wealth into philanthropic pursuits on Long Island and around the world, and into efforts to keep the Islanders on Long Island, died Oct. 21, 2018, of lung cancer. Wang, shown in a May 2011 photo, was 74.
Newsday's obituary for Charles Wang
Credit: Jim McIsaac
Charles Wang, a founder of CA Technologies who poured his vast wealth into philanthropic pursuits on Long Island and around the world, and into efforts to keep the Islanders on Long Island, died on Oct. 21, 2018. He was 74.
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