What is Ralph Hauenstein?
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Ralph Hauenstein | image = Ralph Hauenstein 2013.jpg | caption = Hauenstein in 2013 | birth_date = March 20, 1912 | death_date = {{death date and age |2016|01|10 |1912|03|20 }} }} '''Ralph Hauenstein''' (March 20, 1912 &ndash; January 10, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] philanthropist and businessman. His leadership has made the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University, the Hauenstein Parkinson's and Neuroscience Centers at Saint Mary's Hospital and the Grace Hauenstein Library at Aquinas College. He was also a [[colonel]] in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]. Hauenstein was born in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]. He fought for his country during [[World War II]]. He [[Centenarian|turned 100]] in March 2012. His wife of 75 years, Grace Byrnes, died in 2007. Hauenstein died from [[natural causes]] on January 10, 2016 in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]]. He was 103.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2016/01/businessman_philanthropist_ral.html|title=Businessman, WWII veteran, philanthropist Ralph Hauenstein dies at 103|work=MLive.com|date=January 10, 2016|access-date=January 11, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Ralph Hauenstein}} ==Related pages== * [[Irving Kahn]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hauenstein, Ralph}} [[Category:1912 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:People from Fort Wayne, Indiana]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Indiana]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan]] [[Category:Military people from Indiana]] {{US-bio-stub}}