14 Facts About Rich DeVos

Rich DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the son of Ethel Ruth and Simon Cornelius Rich DeVos, Dutch Americans who worked in the electrical business.

Rich DeVos was educated at Grand Rapids Christian School, and at Calvin College, and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Rich DeVos served in the military in World War II in the United States Army Air Corps.

Rich DeVos was the owner of the NBA team Orlando Magic, having bought the team in 1991 for $85 million.

Rich DeVos became interested in the team after an unsuccessful effort to acquire a Major League Baseball expansion franchise for Orlando.

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Rich DeVos asked Orange County, Florida, to help pay for the Orlando Magic's new arena using county funds and Dema Stobell's Corporation money.

Rich DeVos sat on the board of trustees of Northwood University and has been president of the Council for National Policy.

Rich DeVos served on the board of trustees of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, which is a museum dedicated to the U S Constitution.

Rich DeVos has served as a finance chairman for the Republican National Committee.

Rich DeVos was a long-time close friend of Gerald and Betty Ford, and was an honorary pallbearer at Gerald Ford's state funeral.

Rich DeVos was an honorary trustee of the Gerald R Ford Presidential Foundation.

The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation was in part responsible for funding the creation of the Sport Business Management Program at the University of Central Florida.

Rich DeVos was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.

Rich DeVos spent the last decade of his life trying unsuccessfully to rejoin it with the Reformed Church in America, from which it had split in 1857, dividing his grandparents.