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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Dick DeVos</b></font><p><b>AKA</b> Richard Marvin DeVos, Jr.<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/812/000106494/" class=proflink>21-Oct</a>-<a href="/lists/954/000105639/" class=proflink>1955</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/523/000069316/" class=proflink>Grand Rapids, MI</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> Christian<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Business, Politician<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Republican <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Amway scion<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Republican candidate for Governor of Michigan, 2006. </font><p><b>Father:</b> <a href="/people/829/000118475/">Richard DeVos</a><br><b>Mother:</b> <a href="/people/236/000163744/">Helen DeVos</a><br><b>Brother:</b> <a href="/people/204/000163712/">Daniel DeVos</a><br><b>Sister:</b> Suzanne DeVos VanderWeide ("Cheri")<br><b>Brother:</b> <a href="/people/487/000173965/">Doug DeVos</a><br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/884/000130494/">Betsy DeVos</a> (two sons, two daughters)<br><b>Son:</b> Richard DeVos III ("Rick")<br><b>Daughter:</b> Elisabeth DeVos ("Elissa")<br><b>Daughter:</b> Andrea DeVos<br><b>Son:</b> Ryan DeVos<br><p> High School: Forest Hills Central High School, Grand Rapids, MI (1973)<br> University: <a href="/edu/595/000079358/">Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/864/000165369/">BA Business, Northwood University (1981)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/402/000127021/">Harvard Business School</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/517/000068313/">Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania</a><br> Administrator: <a href="/edu/911/000124539/">Board of Control, Grand Valley State University</a><br> Administrator: Trustee, Davenport College of Business (1991-2000)<br><p> <a href="/company/482/000173960/">Alticor</a> President (2000-02)<br> <a href="/company/855/000116507/">Amway</a> President (1993-2000)<br> <a href="/org/490/000049343/">Boy Scouts of America</a> Executive Committee, West Michigan Boy Scouts (1985-93)<br> <a href="/org/082/000167578/">Bush-Cheney 2000</a> <br> <a href="/org/323/000172804/">Bush-Quayle '92</a> <br> <a href="/org/226/000164731/">Conservative Caucus</a> <br> <a href="/org/700/000051547/">Council for National Policy</a> <br> <u>Direct Selling Association</u> Board of Directors (1993-98)<br> <u>Education Freedom Fund</u> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/083/000167579/">George W. Bush for President</a> <br> <a href="/org/803/000122437/">Mackinac Center for Public Policy</a> Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/496/000122130/">National Association of Manufacturers</a> Board of Directors (1994-2000)<br> <a href="/org/476/000277642/">Newt 2012</a> <br> <a href="/org/796/000402587/">Trump Victory</a> $70,000 (30-Sep-2016)<br> <a href="/org/140/000048993/">United Negro College Fund</a> Grand Rapids Area Co-Chairman, Fund Drive (1989-92)<br> <a href="/lists/507/000048363/">Dutch Ancestry</a> <br> <a href="/group/227/000131831/">DeVos Family</a> <br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY</font><br> <a href="/sports/707/000085452/">Orlando Magic</a> President (1991-93)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=130270"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=130270">Dick DeVos</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=130270" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>