What is Tom Benson?
{{Infobox person | name = Tom Benson | image = Tom Benson 2009.JPG | caption = Benson in 2009 | birth_name = Thomas Milton Benson | birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|7|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|15|1927|7|12|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Jefferson, Louisiana|Jefferson]], Louisiana | education = [[Brother Martin High School|St. Aloysius]], 1944 | alma_mater = [[Loyola University New Orleans]], 1948 | occupation = Businessman<br>Sports franchise owner | years_active = 1985–present (as [[New Orleans Saints]] owner)<br>2012–present (as [[New Orleans Pelicans]] owner) | spouse = {{marriage|Gayle Benson ([[Name at birth|née]] LaJaunie)|2004}} <br> Shirley Landry (deceased)<br> Grace Marie Trudeau (deceased) | children = Three (two deceased)<ref>{{cite news| title =Tom Benson| quote =Children 3| newspaper =[[Forbes]]| date = September 2014| url =https://www.forbes.com/profile/tom-benson/| access-date =February 9, 2015}}</ref> | parents = Thomas Benson Sr.<br>Carmen Benson (both deceased) | website = }} '''Thomas Milton Benson''' (July 12, 1927 &ndash; March 15, 2018) was an American businessman, philanthropist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/factfile/gifts_detail?GiftDonorJoin_a_DonorID=PGDON7438|title=The Chronicle of Philanthropy - The news and tools you need to change the world|website=www.philanthropy.com|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804014740/https://www.philanthropy.com/factfile/gifts_detail?GiftDonorJoin_a_DonorID=PGDON7438|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/hospitals-health-centers/2015/11/17/is-this-louisiana-billionaire-about-to-boost-his-commitment.html|title=Is This Louisiana Billionaire About to Boost his Commitment to Healthcare Giving?|access-date=17 June 2018|archive-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804013257/https://www.inside