What is Richard DeVos?
[[File:Richard DeVos 2010.jpg|thumb|Richard DeVos in October 2010]] '''Richard Marvin DeVos Sr.''' (March 4, 1926 &ndash; September 6, 2018) was an American [[businessman]]. He was known for being the co-founder of [[Amway]] along with [[Jay Van Andel]] (company restructured as [[Alticor]] in 2000), and owner of the [[Orlando Magic]] [[NBA]] basketball team. In 2012, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine listed him as the 60th richest person in the United States, and the 205th richest in the world, with an estimated net worth of $5.1 billion.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/richard-devos Forbes magazine profile of Richard DeVos] ''Forbes''. Retrieved March 2012.</ref> At one point, he was one of the 10 richest Americans.{{cn|date=February 2017}} DeVos was born in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]. He studied at [[Calvin College]]. He served in the military in [[World War II]] in the [[United States Army Air Corps]].<ref>The Possible Dream, by Charles Paul Conn, page 6</ref> He was married to [[Helen DeVos|Helen June Van Wesep]] from 1953 until her death in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/helen-devos-michigan-philanthropist-dies-at-90/2017/10/20/463dfcae-b59b-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html |title = Helen DeVos, Philanthropist Focused on Health, Christian Education and the Arts, Dies at 90 |date = October 20, 2017 |access-date = October 21, 2017 |newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] }}</ref> Together, they had four children. His son, [[Dick DeVos]], is married to [[Betsy DeVos]] the 11th and current [[United States Secretary of Education]]. He was a [[Reformed churches|Reformed Christian]].<ref>[http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/05/at_83_amway_cofounder_richard.html www.mlive.com]</ref> DeVos died on September 6, 2018 from complication of an infection in [[Ada Township, Michigan|Ada, Michigan]] at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite news |last1=release |first1=Official |title=Orlando Magic senior chairman Rich DeVos passes away at 92 {{!}} NBA.c