Doug Lebda, a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers who was better known as the founder and CEO of LendingTree, has died.LendingTree said Lebda was killed Sunday in an ATV accident on his family’s farm in North Carolina.Lebda grew up in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.He was 55 years old. Lebda is survived by his wife, Megan, and three daughters — Rachel, Abby and Sophia — LendingTree’s spokesperson told The Associated Press.In a statement, Megan Lebda said her husband “was an amazing man with a heart so big it seemed to have room for everyone he met.”“Our hearts are broken, but we are also deeply grateful for the love and support that has poured in from across the world,” she said — adding that his legacy will continue both at LendingTree and in “the lives he touched.”The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Doug Lebda, a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers who was better known as the founder and CEO of LendingTree, has died.
LendingTree said Lebda was killed Sunday in an ATV accident on his family’s farm in North Carolina.
Lebda grew up in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
He was 55 years old.
Lebda is survived by his wife, Megan, and three daughters — Rachel, Abby and Sophia — LendingTree’s spokesperson told The Associated Press.
In a statement, Megan Lebda said her husband “was an amazing man with a heart so big it seemed to have room for everyone he met.”
“Our hearts are broken, but we are also deeply grateful for the love and support that has poured in from across the world,” she said — adding that his legacy will continue both at LendingTree and in “the lives he touched.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article.