Opinion: Remembering Charles Feeney, a life richly lived

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Charles Feeney wore a $10 watch, took the bus and subway, flew coach, and lived for decades in a rented a two-bedroom apartment with his wife. By the time he died this week at the age of 92, he had given away $8 billion.

But there is no Charles Feeney Hall to enshrine his name on an ivied campus. There is no Charles Feeney wing of an acclaimed hospital, or a Feeney Planetarium. The New York Times says Mr. Feeney's philanthropic contributions funded more than 1,000 buildings on five continents. Yet his name doesn't appear on even one. Charles Feeney was accomplished, generous, and largely unknown to the general public. It's what he wanted.