Bernie Marcus, the billionaire who cofounded Home Depot and became a Republican megadonor and supporter of civic and political causes in the United States and Israel, has died.

Marcus, whose philanthropy included founding the Marcus Foundation, helping launch the Georgia Aquarium, and Republican Party fundraising, died Tuesday at 95.

A man of second acts, Marcus started Home Depot after getting fired from another retailer. He then became a philanthropist, a Republican megadonor and an evangelist of capitalism.

The Republican donor was also a prolific philanthropist whose numerous gifts included funds to build the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

Bernard ''Bernie'' Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95.

Bernie Marcus has died at age 95. Along with devastation, many tributes have been posted online in honor of Marcus and his legacy with Home Depot

After getting fired together from a hardware business in the 1970s, Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank set out to build their own retail chain. They started with a few stores in Atlanta and built Home Depot into a national powerhouse that made them both billionaires.

Funeral plans have been announced for Home Depot co-founder and philanthropist Bernie Marcus. Marcus’ funeral will be held at The Temple, located at 1589 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta, at 1 p.m. on Thursday,