US founder of world-famous toy company dies by assisted suicide

The founder of an innovative toy company that taught millions of children how to read has died by physician assisted suicide.

Mike Wood, the founder of LeapFrog Enterprises, was pronounced dead at Dignitas - a nonprofit organization that offers physician assisted suicide in Zurich - surrounded by his family on April 10,

He was 72 years old and was suffering from . He had made the decision to end his life before the condition progressed too far, his brother, Tim, told the newspaper.

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