Bruce T. Halle, founder of Discount Tire, died January 4, 2018. He was 87. Halle was Discount Tire's chairman of the board and was ranked by Forbes magazine as the richest person in Arizona with a net worth of more than $5 billion. Halle started his first tire store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, four years after he graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in business administration. He opened his second store in 1964 and had seven in Michigan by 1970 and expanded to Arizona that same year. Discount Tire moved its headquarters to Scottsdale in 1987. The company had more than 200 stores by 1990 and opened its 500th store in 2002. It currently has 975 stores in 34 states with more than 20,000 employees. "There are really just five simple lessons to life: Be honest, work hard, have fun, be grateful and pay it forward." (Bruce T. Halle)  Halle and his wife, Diane, are strong advocates for social justice, higher education, health and medical initiatives and the arts and have channeled their generosity to a range of ASU initiatives since 1985. They gave generously to the ASU Art Museum, the ASU School of Art, and the Herberger Institute, as well as to scholarship and visiting artist programs that impacted individual students and artists. They were passionate about making sure the general public had access to great art, as evidenced by their support for James Turrell’s ‘ASU Skyspace: Air Apparent’ and the adjacent Diane and Bruce Halle Skyspace Garden near Rural and Terrace roads. The Halles recently gave a gift to support the Mayo Medical School — Arizona Campus and its collaboration with ASU. Their most recent gift supported the newly constructed Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a unique learning environment for gifted children at the ASU West campus. Halle is survived by his wife, Diane, four children, three siblings and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by three brothers and the mother of his children, Geraldine (Gerry) Konfara Halle. The family has held a private service in his honor. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to his favorite charities: Marine Corps Scholarship Fund , 909 N. Washington St., Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314; UMOM New Day Centers, Inc. , 3333 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ 85008; Bruce T. Halle Assistance Fund , 20225 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85255. (Sources: legacy.com, Arizona Republic, ASU News)