Richard Proudfit, who founded Feed My Starving Children in 1987, passed away at a nursing home in the Minnesota city of Bloomington on Tuesday, a spokesman said.
A US Senator for the state, Tina Smith described Mr Proudfit as a “compassionate” man who “dedicated much of his life to fighting child hunger”.
She wrote on Twitter: “He brought Minnesotans together to do good, raised awareness about an important issue, and helped humanity.”
Mr Proudfit was on medical relief mission in Honduras in 1982 when he believed God called him to feed the starving children he had seen. Feed My Starving Children was established five years later.
Chief executive officer, Mark Crea said: “He planted the seeds for thousands upon thousands of children to be fed when he answered God’s call to ‘Feed my starving children'”.
The non-profit organisation has since sent more than two billion meals to children and families in 70 nations.
Richard Proudfit was a compassionate Minnesotan who dedicated much of his life to fighting child hunger. He brought Minnesotans together to do good, raised awareness about an important issue, and helped humanity. Peace to Richard’s family. https://t.co/KP2WuI2Z4Z
— Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) November 14, 2018
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