Literally, a close personal friend...exceedingly powerful guy, he and his family were always good to me in every way, shape and form. He will be missed...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20110115_William_Batoff__fundraiser_to_presidents__dies.htmlWilliam Batoff, fund-raiser to presidents, dies
By Tom Infield
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
William W. Batoff, 76, a major political fund-raiser who helped elect mayors, governors and even presidents, died Saturday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
His son Jeffrey, a local attorney, said that Mr. Batoff, who lived Center City, had gone into the hospital for surgery related to bladder cancer.
Gov. Rendell, for whom Mr. Batoff raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years, on Saturday called him "a force in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia politics for four decades."
His success, in business as well as in politics, wasn't based on education or pedigree. A one-time street kid from South Philadelphia, he served with the Air Force in the Korean War and never graduated from high school. He was a self-made man every inch of the way.
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