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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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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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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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A third-generation jewelry store owner, Tom Fox grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the Great Depression. Later in life, Fox felt compelled to give back...
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Helen DeVos was raised during the Great Depression. Her parents were educators, and she lived in a household where music and Christian tenets...
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Born in New Jersey in 1937, Secchia went to work for Universal Forest Products and eventually owned the company. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Italy for four years. He...
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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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Born in South Carolina in 1935, Margaret Regular’s family took part in the Great Migration when they moved north to Detroit, Michigan, so her father could work in an automobile...
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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...