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Richard DeVos (Richard Marvin DeVos) was born on 4 March, 1926 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S, is an American businessman. Discover Richard DeVos's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?
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Richard Marvin DeVos |
Occupation |
Businessman |
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92 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
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4 March, 1926 |
Birthday |
4 March |
Birthplace |
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S |
Date of death |
6 September, 2018 |
Died Place |
Ada Township, Michigan, U.S |
Nationality |
United States
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Richard DeVos Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Richard DeVos's Wife?
His wife is Helen Van Wesep (m. 1953-2017)
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Helen Van Wesep (m. 1953-2017) |
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Dick
Dan
Cheri
Doug |
Richard DeVos Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Richard DeVos worth at the age of 92 years old? Richard DeVos’s income source is mostly from being a successful founder. He is from United States. We have estimated Richard DeVos's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Net Worth in 2023 |
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Under Review |
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Source of Income |
founder |
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He spent the last decade of his life trying unsuccessfully to rejoin it with the Reformed Church in America, from which it had split in 1857, dividing his grandparents.
Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. (March 4, 1926 – September 6, 2018) was an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel (company restructured as Alticor in 2000), and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team.
DeVos and his school friend Jay Van Andel founded Amway in 1959 as a multi-level marketing business to distribute cleaning products, following the business model they had observed in a previous venture together.
They ran the business together, expanding it over the decades into an international distributor of a wide variety of products.
Books written by him include Compassionate Capitalism and Hope From My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life.
He co-founded the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, an American conservative foundation and grant-making body in 1970.
It is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The DeVoses were known in their philanthropy for contributing to education, health care, arts, and historic causes like Mount Vernon, and conservative think tanks such as The Heritage Foundation and AEI.
Education-related philanthropy included the Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Grand Valley State University, the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse at Hope College, and the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Arts and Worship at Grand Rapids Christian Schools.
The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation was in part responsible for funding the creation of the Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida.
Richard DeVos was the father of Dan (owner of the Grand Rapids Griffins hockey team), Richard Jr. ("Dick", husband of former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and candidate for governor of Michigan), Cheri, and Doug.
DeVos was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
In 1975, DeVos published a book about his success, co-authored with Charles Paul Conn, titled Believe!.
This was preceded by two heart-bypass operations in 1983 and 1992.
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan appointed DeVos to the President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic, and was criticized at the time for characterizing people with AIDS as wanting "special treatment".
He was a dedicated opponent of same-sex marriage.
DeVos was a long-time close friend of Gerald and Betty Ford, and was an honorary pallbearer at Gerald Ford's state funeral.
He was an honorary trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.
DeVos was the owner of the NBA team Orlando Magic, having bought the team in 1991 for $85 million.
He became interested in the team after an unsuccessful effort to acquire a Major League Baseball expansion franchise for Orlando.
DeVos also formerly owned the Orlando Solar Bears, Grand Rapids Griffins, and the Kansas City Blades, three International Hockey League franchises before that league folded; the Solar Bears and Blades were closed as a result of the league folding, while the Griffins moved to the American Hockey League, and are now under the ownership of Dan DeVos, one of Richard's sons.
DeVos asked Orange County, Florida, to help pay for the Orlando Magic's new arena using county funds and Dema Stobell's Corporation money.
Amway pays for the naming rights to Amway Center.
The use of public money was controversial.
He sat on the board of trustees of Northwood University and had been president of the Council for National Policy.
He also served on the board of trustees of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, which is a museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution.
He sat on the legacy board of Christian Leaders Institute, the nonprofit organization founded by Henry Reyenga Jr. after he was encouraged by DeVos and Ron Parr.
DeVos was a major donor to the U.S. Republican Party and to conservative causes, including Focus on the Family, and the American Enterprise Institute.
DeVos has served as a finance chairman for the Republican National Committee.
The latter reflects his feelings after successfully undergoing a heart transplant operation in the United Kingdom in 1997 after being turned down for a transplant in the United States because of his age and diabetes.
In 2012, Forbes magazine listed him as the 60th wealthiest person in the United States, and the 205th richest in the world, with an estimated net worth of $5.1 billion.
DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Ethel Ruth (Dekker) and Simon Cornelius DeVos, Dutch Americans who worked in the electrical business.
He was educated at Grand Rapids Christian School, and at Calvin College, and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
He served in the military in World War II in the United States Army Air Corps.
In 2014 he published his memoirs, titled Simply Rich.
He died at his home in Ada, Michigan on September 6, 2018, at the age of 92.