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==Death== Allen was diagnosed with Stage 1-A [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]] in 1982.<ref name=cnet2013/> His cancer was successfully treated by several months of [[radiation therapy]].<ref name=fortune2018/> Allen was diagnosed with [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] in 2009. Likewise, the cancer was successfully treated until it returned in 2018. It ultimately caused his death by [[septic shock]] on October 15, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Brady |title=Paul Allen says non-Hodgkin lymphoma has returned |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24863518/seattle-seahawks-portland-trail-blazers-owner-paul-allen-says-cancer-back |access-date=October 2, 2018 |publisher=ESPN |date=October 1, 2018 |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002012112/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24863518/seattle-seahawks-portland-trail-blazers-owner-paul-allen-says-cancer-back |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Inquisitr>{{cite web |url= https://www.inquisitr.com/5124866/paul-allen-cause-of-death |title= Paul Allen's Cause Of Death Revealed: Septic Shock & Immunosuppression |via= (see: [[septic shock]], [[immunosuppression]]) |last= Faulkner |first= Trisha |website= Inquisitr |date= October 20, 2018 |access-date= October 20, 2018 |archive-date= October 20, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181020113757/https://www.inquisitr.com/5124866/paul-allen-cause-of-death/ |url-status= live }}</ref> He was 65 years old.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-at-65/281-604572895 |title=Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65 |date=October 15, 2018 |publisher=KING5 |access-date=October 15, 2018 |archive-date=December 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226141509/https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/paul-allen-microsoft-co-founder-and-seahawks-owner-dies-at-65/281-604572895 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html|title=Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65|last=Wang|first=Christine|date=October 15, 2018|publisher=CNBC|access-date=October 15, 2018|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106205008/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Allen's sister, [[Jody Allen]], was named executor and trustee of his estate.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2019 |title=What's happening to Paul Allen's billions? A year after his death, it's complicated |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/more-than-a-year-after-his-death-plans-for-paul-allens-philanthropy-still-shrouded-in-secrecy/ |access-date=November 8, 2022 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/paul-allens-sister-jody-named-executor-trustee-of-late-billionaires-estate/ |title=Paul Allen's sister Jody named executor, trustee of late billionaire's estate |work=The Seattle Times |date=October 24, 2018}}</ref> Several Seattle-area landmarks, including the [[Space Needle]], [[Columbia Center]] and [[Lumen Field]], as well as various Microsoft offices throughout the United States, were illuminated in blue on November 3, 2018, as a tribute to Allen.<ref>{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Genna |date=November 4, 2018 |title=Seattle is bathed in blue in honor of Paul Allen |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/In-tribute-to-Paul-Allen-buildings-in-Seattle-13361403.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=November 4, 2018 |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105020238/https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/In-tribute-to-Paul-Allen-buildings-in-Seattle-13361403.php |url-status=live }}</ref> He was also honored by his early business partner and lifelong friend [[Bill Gates]], who said in a statement: {{blockquote|Paul loved life and those around him, and we all cherished him in return. He deserved much more time, but his contributions to the world of technology and philanthropy will live on for generations to come. We will miss him tremendously.<ref name="Gates Mourns Allen">{{Cite news |url=https://fortune.com/2018/10/16/bill-gates-paul-allen-death-microsoft/ |title=Bill Gates Mourns His Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen: 'Personal Computing Would Not Have Existed Without Him' |last=Detrick |first=Hallie |date=October 16, 2018 |work=Fortune |access-date=November 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112002045/https://fortune.com/2018/10/16/bill-gates-paul-allen-death-microsoft/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
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