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I was in Graham's office the day he bought GEICO. Warren owns one-third of the stock today.

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Walter Schloss
Age: 95 †
Born: 1916
Born: August 28
Died: 2012
Died: February 19
Businessperson
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New York City
New York
Walter Jerome Schloss
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Graham
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Warren
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