Biographical Highlights
The son of Steelcase founder, Peter Martin Wege, Peter Melvin Wege was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1920. After college and World War II service, he made his career at...
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Fred Meijer was born in 1919 and began working in his father’s grocery store at the age of fourteen. After high school, Fred joined his father fulltime in the business. In 1946...
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Born into a prominent Grand Rapids, Michigan, family in 1931, John Hunting pursued an interest in education, psychology, and performance art as a young adult. With a degree in...
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Ralph Hauenstein lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from the age of twelve. He graduated from Central High School in 1931 and began his career at the Grand Rapids Press. Joining...
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Earl Holton started as a clerk in the Greenville, Michigan, Meijer store and retired as president of Meijer, Inc. His wife, Donnalee, volunteered through Butterworth Hospital...
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Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1926, Richard DeVos is a product of the Great Depression and World War II. An ambitious entrepreneur during the post war boom...
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Both Delores and Jacob Robinson were children during the Great Depression. Their families struggled to make ends meet. Their families grew vegetable gardens...
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A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mary Ann Keeler graduated from Ottawa Hills High School. She studied journalism and worked at the Grand Rapids Press....
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The son of an automobile mechanic, Peter Cook was born and raised in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and graduated from high...
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June Hamersma grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the Depression. She earned a degree in history and philosophy from Calvin College in 1951. After a...