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Siblings
Maryanne Trump Barry
Maryanne Barry (born 1937) is Donald Trump's eldest sister. She was a senior federal judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals,[47] became inactive in 2017 after her brother took office, and retired in 2019.[48]
Fred Trump Jr.
Fred Trump Jr. (1938–1981) was Donald Trump's older brother. While attending Lehigh University, he joined a Jewish fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mu, even though he was not Jewish. After he graduated, he was unable to work with his father in his family business[why?], so he flew planes for Trans World Airlines.[49] In 1962 he married Linda Clapp and had two children with her, Fred III and Mary, before their eventual divorce.[50] In September 1981, at the age of 42, he died from a heart attack as a result of his alcoholism.[51] His death caused Donald Trump to avoid alcohol and cigarettes.[50][52]
In 1999, just after Fred I's funeral, Fred III's child was born with cerebral palsy. The Trump family agreed to pay for the child's medical expenses. Fred I's will was revealed, which Donald Trump helped to write. The will mandated that Fred II, and by extension his children, Fred III and Mary, would be left out from receiving most of the inheritance, which amounted to over $20 million. Fred III and Mary filed a lawsuit, alleging that Fred II's siblings, including Donald, used "undue influence" on a dementia-addled Fred I to cut them out of the inheritance. Donald Trump reacted by removing the medical benefits for Fred III's infant; declaring: "I was angry because they sued." Donald later said that the lawsuit was settled "very amicably".[53]
In an August 2019 interview with The Washington Post, Donald Trump opened up about his relationship with his late brother and expressed regret over how he treated Fred Jr. and his struggle with alcoholism. Trump said Fred's memory still shaped his life to that day, and had a huge impact on the trajectory of his own business career and life. In the interview Donald Trump said, "He was so handsome, and I saw what alcohol did to him even physically ... and that had an impact on me, too."[54]
Elizabeth Trump Grau
Elizabeth Trump Grau (born 1942) is an older sister of Donald Trump.[55] In 1989, she married film producer James Grau.[56] She worked as an executive for Chase Manhattan Bank, before retiring to Florida.[57][58]
Robert Trump
Robert Trump (born 1948) is Donald Trump's younger brother.[59] He is a business executive and real estate developer who managed the Trump Organization's real estate holdings outside Manhattan.[60][61] He was married to Blaine Trump[62] until their divorce in 2007.[63] He serves on the board of directors for ZeniMax Media.[64] He is president of Trump Management, a company of which a trust fund benefiting Donald J. Trump owns 25% while the balance is owned by Trump family members. He is an investor in SHiRT LLC, one of two owners of Virginia-based CertiPath.[65] As of March 2020, he is married to Ann Marie Pallan.[66]
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