Charles Francis Feeney was an American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of the Hong Kong-based Duty-Free Shoppers Group.
Chuck Feeney wife
His first wife, Danielle, is French Algerian. At the time they first met, she was a student at Sorbonne. They were married in Paris in October 1959, He divorced Danielle between 1990 and 1991. As of his death, he was married to Helga, whom he married in 1995, and was his former secretary.
Chuck Feeney children
Feeney has five children namely, Patrick Feeney, Diane Feeney, Leslie Feeney, Juliette Feeney, and Caroleen Feeney. Feeney graduated from Elizabeth’s St. Mary of the Assumption High School in 1949; he has credited his charitable spirit to his education at St. Mary.
Chuck Feeney parents
Feeney was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, during the Great Depression to modest blue-collar Irish-American parents. His mother was a hospital nurse, and his father was an insurance underwriter.
Chuck Feeney siblings
Ursula Healy, and Arlene Fitzpatrick are the two siblings of Charles Francis Feeney. Feeney graduated from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration in 1956. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi, and an honorary member of the Sphinx Head Society.
