Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO’s son Zain Nadella died

Microsoft Corp announced the death of Zain Nadella, the son of Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and his wife Anu, on Monday morning.

He was 26 years old also had cerebral palsy since birth. The software company informed its executive team that Zain had died in the mail. The message requested that executives keep the family in their thoughts and prayers while allowing them to grieve privately.

Since being CEO in 2014, Nadella has focused the company on designing products. That better serve users with disabilities, citing lessons he learned while raising and supporting Zain.

The Children’s Hospital, where Zain Nadella received much of his therapy, collaborated with the Nadellas last year to establish the Zain Endowed Chair in Pediatric Neurosciences like a part of the Seattle Children’s Center for Integrative Brain Examination.

“Zain will be recall for his eclectic taste in music, Zain bright sunny smile; also the immense joy he brought to his family also all those who love him,” Children’s Hospital CEO Jeff Sparring write in a message to his Board that was shared with Microsoft executives.

Zain was born at 11:29 p.m. on August 13, 1996, weighing three pounds and not crying, according to the CEO.

“Zain was flow across Lake Washington from a Bellevue hospital to Seattle Children’s Hospital. Which has a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Then, Anu started her recovery from the traumatic birth. I stayed with her in the hospital the night before seeing Zain the next morning. “I had no idea how drastically our stamina would change at the time,” Nadella said.

“Over the next some years, we learned more about the effects of in utero asphyxiation. As well as how Zain’s severe cerebral palsy would require him to use a wheelchair and rely on us. I was heartbroken.