Rick Weiland (pictured, left, with Bill Gates, right, in 1976), one of the five first people to work for Microsoft, died of a self-inflected gun shot a year and a half ago. But it wasn't until just this weekend that his estate announced his massive bequest to LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention organizations. $65 Million! The Seattle Times writes:

For the Pride Foundation, which has an annual budget of $2.5 million and endowment of $3 million, Weiland's gift of more than $19 million will significantly expand its efforts throughout the Northwest...

Weiland gave another $46 million to the Pride Foundation to distribute to 10 national organizations over eight years.

Recipients will include the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Network, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. For most of them, the bequest is the largest gift in their history.

Holy canoli!

P.S. How nelly does Bill Gates look in that photo? Don't you just wanna fist him? Loves it!