Supporter of the Boy Scouts, local hospitals, education programs... A huge supporter of the military. They use to go out of their way to hire folks that were VETs...
He had his 50th wedding anniversary when I still worked there (Perot Systems) in like 2004 (I think it was then). One of his kids went USAF, the daughter worked at the VA.
He ran his business square and took care of his employees as much as possible. Unfortunately age essentially took this great American out of the picture and already by 2005 his involvement weaned even within his own Business. Others began to take over, the firm went public and as he left the stage they sold the firm to Dell. Jr. never cared much about Perot Systems and has a construction firm.
Few remember, but I think this tells all about who you're dealing with: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles (Sadly, most people don't even know about it anymore, and things like “global warming” dominate Wikipedia with pages devoted to that nonsense).
He's the real deal-
Cool! I joined the company (now Dell) just before his 80th birthday party. Very cool tribute that included countless video messages from military personel from around the world, Steve Jobs, Jay Leno, GW Bush, and many others ... even Dana Carvey (hilarious). Ebby Halliday even showed up and sang him a song while playing her ukulele.
The halls in that building are like a museum. Something to see around every corner.