Biographical Highlights

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....

Biographical Highlights

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...

Biographical Highlights

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...

Biographical Highlights

An heir to the D&W grocery store chain founder Roy Woodrick, Bob Woodrick was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1932 and graduated from Catholic Central High School. He...

 

Biographical Highlights

Helen DeVos was raised during the Great Depression. Her parents were educators, and she lived in a household where music and Christian tenets...

Biographical Highlights

Margaret (Bunny) Voss grew up on the East Coast during the Great Depression, a time when her family struggled economically. She moved to Chicago to attend college and then...

Biographical Highlights

Born in 1922 to Mexican American parents, Francisco Vega was raised in Texas. He graduated from high school and joined the army, participating in some of World War II’s major...

Biographical Highlights

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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