What is Washington SyCip?
[[File:Washington Sycip.jpg|thumb|right|200px|SyCip in January 2008]] '''Washington Z. SyCip''', <small> [[Philippine Legion of Honor|PLH]] [[Order of Lakandula|BOLk]] [[Order of the Polar Star|RNO1kl]] </small> (30 June 1921 – 7 October 2017) was a Filipino-American accountant. He was the founder of the [[Asian Institute of Management]] and the accounting firm [[Sycip, Gorres, Velayo & Co.|SGV & Company]]. He was born in [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]. SyCip fought in [[World War II]]. He became a [[United States]] citizen in 1943.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2011/0509/philanthropy-washington-sycip-philippines-back-to-roots.html|title=Back To His Roots|first=Susan J.|last=Cunningham|website=Forbes}}</ref> SyCip died of a [[heart attack]] on 7 October 2017 near [[New York City]] while on a flight traveling from [[Montreal]] to [[Manila]] at the age of 96.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/08/17/tycoon-and-philanthropist-washington-sycip-passes-away|title=Tycoon and philanthropist Washington Sycip passes away|first=ABS-CBN|last=News|website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:SyCip, Washington}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:Accountants]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:People from Manila]] {{US-bio-stub}}