Joseph E. Robert Jr., Washington philanthropist, dies of brain cancer at 59

By Thomas Heath, Published: December 8

Joseph E. Robert Jr., 59, who rose from a troubled childhood to become one of Washington’s wealthiest financiers and most generous philanthropists, known for his raucous annual Fight Night boxing event that raised millions of dollars for children’s charities, died Dec. 7 at his home in McLean. He had a glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.

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But not a word about what may have caused his brain tumor.