text: At least William Gates III wasn't mentioned.
  
  Some folks have the peculiar idea that "Bill Gates" is some sort of Horatio Alger story hero.
  
  "Trey" was a millionaire from trust funds when he graduated from the exclusive Lakeside School, where he met Paul Allen.
  
  Gates likes to say that he didn't use his family money to found Microsoft.
  
  That may be literally true, but "Harddrive" says that his Corporate Lawyer father had lunch at the Puget Sound club with the Venture Capitalists who later invested in Microsoft.
  
  Gates mother just happened to be on the National Board of United Way with IBM CEO John Roberts Opel, at the time that Microsoft was chosen as the IBM PC software provider.
  
  Gates family connections to the Republican party clouded the anti-trust case that had a lukewarm prosecution under Dubbya.
  
  Small country, the USA. The land of opportunity, where a 3rd generation millionaire can end up as a billionaire.