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Henry Samueli: Susan Samueli
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POWER COUPLE: From left, Ducks owners Susan and Henry Samueli show off the new clubs jerseys under the logo at a June 2006 ceremony. The couples most famous philanthropic endeavor is the Samueli Foundation, which launched in 1999 and provides grant money to mainly local recipients.
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Samueli met Susan at a temple dance in the San Fernando Valley, where his family moved while he was in college and where most of his relatives remain. She was raised in the Valley.
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Not surprisingly, that same philosophy of empowering people to do for themselvesguides Samueli in his latest incarnation as philanthropist-in-chief. Call it goal-oriented giving. And having amassed considerable personal wealth, Samueli canand hasmade a big impact. He and his wife, Susan, who have three daughters ranging in age from six to 15, have established the Samueli Foundation, with three full-time staffers to sift through the voluminous requests that come in. But education is always priority number one.
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