What is Jay Van Andel?
[[File:Jay Van Andel 1975.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Van Andel at the [[White House]] in 1975]] '''Jay Van Andel''' (June 3, 1924 – December 7, 2004) was an American businessman and billionaire. He was best known as co-founder of the [[Amway]] Corporation, along with [[Richard DeVos]]. He was born in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]. He also served as chairman of the [[United States Chamber of Commerce|U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] from 1979 to 1980 and later as a member of its Senior Council from 1980 to 1985. He was also known for funding religious missions and [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] political causes, including the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediamouse.org/features/120904jay_v.php |title=Mediamouse.org article |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-date=2009-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108122021/http://www.mediamouse.org/features/120904jay_v.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Van Andel was a member of the [[Christian Reformed Church in North America]]. He died of [[Parkinson's disease]] in [[Ada Township, Michigan|Ada Township]], [[Michigan]] on December 7, 2004, at the age of 80.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = Encyclopedia of World Biography |title=Jay Van Andel |url= http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2006-Ra-Z/Van-Andel-Jay.html |access-date = August 23, 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Andel, Jay}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2004 deaths]] [[Category:American billionaires]] [[Category:American Calvinists]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Michigan]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan]] [[Category:Richard DeVos]]