Richard DeVos, Amway co-founder, dies at 92 [View all]
Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway who used his business determination to build his fortune and reshape Grand Rapids, has died at the age of 92.
He was born March 4, 1926.
Family spokesman Nick Wasmiller says DeVos died at his western Michigan home due to complications from an infection, the Associated Press said.
DeVos and his lifetime business partner Jay Van Andel started Amway in their basements in Ada, Michigan. The small family firm grew into an international direct sales giant with annual sales now exceeding $8 billion.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/09/06/richard-devos-amyway/1211217002/
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No tears shed here. I spent my working life living and working in Grand Rapids, MI, the heart of Dutch Mafia country. Every other building is named for either him or Jay Van Andel. I'm glad both of them have shuffled off this mortal coil, but the damage continues courtesy of their nasty spawn.
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