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Mass. philanthropist Raymond Tye dies Wednesday, Mar 10th

MORE NEWS Himes hits fitness circuit to tout effect of stimulus package Greenwich educators find answers in data THE DISH: Greenwich stylists busy during NYCs Fashion Week Page 1 of 1BOSTON (AP) A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined twins has died. A. Raymond Tye was 87. Daughter Carol Rose says the former chairman of a beverage distribution firm died Wednesday at his home in Cambridge after battling cancer.

Tye used money from his personal accounts and his foundation to pay for a 34-hour surgery that separated conjoined Egyptian twins in 2003. The Ray Tye Medical Aid Foundation says its dedicated to funding in-hospital lifesaving treatments. Sen. John Kerry mourns Tyes death.

He describes Tye as a guardian angel who avoided the acclaim he deserved. Tye is survived by a wife and four

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