Kohl was one of the richest members of the Senate and its only professional sports team owner. He never accepted a pay raise while serving as a senator.
"It is with deep sadness that the Herb Kohl Foundation announces the death of its benefactor, U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, at the age of 88 following a brief illness."
Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88.His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness.
Former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) has passed away at the age of 88 years old.Kohl served in the Senate for more than two decades, from early 1989 until early 2013."I am a person who does not believe in invective," he had noted, according to the Associated Press.
Kohl was a popular figure in Wisconsin, purchasing the Bucks to keep them from leaving town and spending generously on civic and educational causes throughout the state.
Kohl was a popular figure in Wisconsin, purchasing the Bucks to keep them from leaving town, and spending generously from his fortune on civic and educational causes throughout the state.
By Sara Smart and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former US senator and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks Herb Kohl has passed away after a brief illness, the Herb Kohl Foundation announced on Wednesday. He was 88.
The childhood friend of Bud Selig was a popular figure in Wisconsin, purchasing the Bucks to keep them from leaving town in 1988 and making the single largest private donation in University of Wisconsin history.
Herb Kohl, who represented Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate from 1989 to 2013, and also served as Milwaukee Bucks owner and co-founder of the Kohl's department store chain, died at the age of 88.
A member of the family that founded Kohl’s department stores, he guarded federal budgets as a U.S. senator while spending lavishly to revive the N.B.A. team he owned.
As Congress became more and more partisan, the diminutive Kohl almost seemed to be a throwback to another era. "I check my ego at the door," he once said.
Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team, has died. He was 88. His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness. “More than anything, Herb
Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88. His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness.
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