Charlie Munger first met Warren Buffett in 1959. Here’s how the lawyer became an investing legend.

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Charlie Munger, the vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s righthand man, died at the age of 99 on Tuesday.

“Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and participation,” Buffett said in a press release.

Things could have turned out differently for Munger if he didn’t meet Buffett at a 1959 dinner party in their hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

Munger was a successful lawyer before Buffett convinced him to try out finance, and then to join Berkshire Hathaway in 1978.

Here’s the story behind the investing legend.