Australian 億万長者 Lang Walker AO dies surrounded by his family
- Lang Walker AO died 夜通し
- He was 78 years old
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Australian 億万長者?Lang Walker AO - who built large parts of modern day Australia - has died at the age of 78.
The renowned 所有物／資産／財産 developer and philanthropist is understood to have spent his last days surrounded by family at his?Woolloomooloo home, on?Sydney?Harbour.
In a 声明, Mr Walker's family said their hearts were 'broken' by the loss of a '広大な／多数の／重要な man who changed the lives of so many people through his visionary 事業／計画（する）s and philanthropy'.
'Lang loved creating incredible places where people can live and work, but he loved his family more than anything else in the world and his generosity and affection had no 境界s,' they said.
'His zest for life and his relentless 追跡 of perfection lives on within everyone in the Walker family.
'We kindly request privacy during this difficult time and thank everyone for all the messages of 弔慰.'
He died 夜通し with his?wife, 告訴する, and three adult children - Blake, Chad and Georgia - by his 味方する.
Australian 億万長者 所有物／資産／財産 developer Lang Walker AO (pictured) passed away 夜通し at the age of 78
Mr Walker, who co-設立するd?Walker Corp with his father Alec in 1964, had 10 grandchildren.
It's understood the 78-year-old's health had been 悪化するing for some time as he had 多重の stints in hospital over the Christmas?holidays.
In 2015 Mr Walker was awarded the Order of Australia, 収入 him the AO after his 指名する, for his?philanthropic 成果／努力s and service to the community.
He was a long-time 支持者 of the?St Vincents Curran 創立／基礎 and gave to several 医療の and 癌 研究 groups.
Mr Walker was also a 寄贈者 to?the 王室の Children’s Hospital 創立／基礎 in Brisbane, the Young Endeavour 青年 計画／陰謀 and the Sydney Children’s Hospital 創立／基礎.
The 実業家 also 供給するd support for Aussie sailors having helped the?Australian Olympic sailing team, the 青年 Sailing 学院 and the 巡航するing ヨット Club, Sydney.
However, Mr Walker was best known as the 見通し ary behind some of Australia's most successful 所有物／資産／財産 開発s, 含むing?the King St Wharf コンビナート／複合体 and Broadway shopping centre .
More recently, he helped develop?Riverlea in Adelaide - the 明言する／公表する's largest masterplanned community 価値（がある） $3billion.
Walker Co had 初めは specialised in earthmoving, 穴掘り and quarrying before moving into 居住の 所有物／資産／財産.
It later 支店d into the 開発 of apartments, 産業の parks and 商業の centres.
A spokesperson for the Walker 会社／団体 確認するd both his family and company would 解放（する） 声明s on Sunday afternoon.
Mr Walker's wealth was 概算の to be over $5billion, によれば the Australian 財政上の Review's rich 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） last year.
