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	Alticor Chairman, Steve Van Andel
		Van Andel was a prime architect of the global effort to develop the business strategy and restructure the operations of Amway Corp., culminating in the decision to create a sibling company, Access Business Group LLC, and join it with Amway and Quixtar Inc. under the Alticor banner.
		Van Andel is the oldest son of Amway co-founder Jay Van Andel.
		Van Andel is dedicated to the renewal of downtown Grand Rapids, lending his time and support to the Grand Action Committee, the Van Andel Museum Center of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and the Van Andel Institute, a major health research center in Grand Rapids.
	www.alticor.com /resource-center/leadership/stevevanandel.aspx (479 words)

	Jay Van Andel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jay Van Andel, (1924-2004) American businessman best-known as the co-founder of the Amway Corporation, was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, June 3, 1924.
		Van Andel was succeeded as Chairman of Amway by his son, Steve, in 1995.
		From 1985, Van Andel was a member of the Heritage Foundation, and was at the time of his death a trustee of the traditionally conservative Hillsdale College.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jay_Van_Andel (714 words)

	Amway Co-Founder Jay Van Andel Dies at 80 (washingtonpost.com)
		Jay Van Andel, 80, the zealous entrepreneur who became a billionaire when he co-founded Amway, the direct-selling business that told millions of Americans they could be apostles of free enterprise, died Dec. 7 at his home in Ada, Mich. He had Parkinson's disease.
		Van Andel and DeVos were among the biggest philanthropists in the country, including gifts for civic restoration projects in Grand Rapids and the creation of a foundation to support charities, hospitals and schools.
		Van Andel was chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1979 and 1980.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A45577-2004Dec7.html (1290 words)

	Obituaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Van Andel and his wife Betty had four children, all of whom held executive positions with Amway -- as did Mr.
		Jay Van Andel resigned as chairman in 1995 and was succeeded by his son, Steve.
		Jay Van Andel was born June 3, 1924, in Grand Rapids, Mich. He died there on Dec. 7, 2004.
	www.rbcinvest.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/LAC/20041208/OBVANANDEL08/Obituaries/obituaries/obituaries/3/3/8 (459 words)

	U.S. Chamber of Commerce - June 13 - U.S. Chamber Presents Jay Van Andel with Dennis Sheehan Award
		Van Andel was presented with the award at a meeting of the Chamber’s Board of Directors in Washington for his lifelong commitment and service to the American business community.
		Van Andel served as the Chamber’s chairman from 1979-1980 and later as member of the Senior Council, from 1980-1985.
		"Jay Van Andel brought to the Chamber a unique entrepreneurial spirit and unshakable belief in opportunity and free enterprise," said outgoing Chairman Kelly Stanley.
	www.uschamber.com /press/releases/2001/june/01-102.htm (339 words)

	Amway founder Van Andel dies - 12/08/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jay Van Andel, the Grand Rapids native who co-founded Amway Corp., championed conservative political causes and reshaped his hometown with his philanthropy, died Tuesday at his home.
		Van Andel and Devos founded Amway in 1959 in their basements.
		Van Andel poured millions into Grand Rapids, helping his hometown build the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Van Andel Arena, the Van Andel Museum Center and the Van Andel Research Institute.
	www.detnews.com /2004/business/0412/08/A01-27496.htm (856 words)

	Jay Van Andel, 80, co-founder of Amway
		Van Andel died at his home in Ada, just east of Grand Rapids, of apparent heart failure, said Casey Wondergem, executive director of the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation.
		Van Andel and DeVos started selling diet supplements in the 1950s and coined the name Amway, an abbreviation of ''American Way,'' in 1959, when they expanded into cleaning products.
		Van Andel and his wife of more than 50 years, Betty, had four children, all of whom held executive positions with Amway.
	www.suntimes.com /output/obituaries/cst-nws-xvan08.html (295 words)

	Heritage Mourns Passing of Trustee Jay Van Andel
		Van Andel, the grandson of Dutch immigrants, co-founded the hugely successful Amway Corp. and devoted a large share of his fortune to civic works and charitable organizations.
		Van Andel provided major funding for The Heritage Foundation in its early days, when the now prominent think tank was struggling financially.
		Jay Van Andel was co-founder and senior chairman of Alticor Corp., one of the largest consumer-products companies in the world, making him one of America’s leading entrepreneurs.
	www.heritage.org /Press/NewsReleases/JayVanAndel.cfm (500 words)

	Jay Van Andel
		Van Andel was a lifelong advocate of free enterprise.
		In his hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich., he was the founder of the Van Andel Institute for Education and Medical Research, founding Chairman of the Right Place Committee, and through the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation, contributed to significant community projects in economic development, health care, education, and the arts.
		The Van Andel children serve as members of the Alticor board of directors.
	www.academyofachievement.org /honorees/jay_van_andel.htm (166 words)

	Jay Van Andel 1924 — 2004
		Jay Van Andel, co-founder of the Amway Corporation, passed away on December 7, 2004, at his home in Ada, Michigan, at the age of 80.
		Van Andel co-founded the direct-sales company that today is a multibillion-dollar global business known as Alticor, which operates in more than 80 countries and territories worldwide, has 13,000 employees, and millions of distributors.
		Van Andel explained his personal vision for life in his autobiography where he wrote, “For me, however, the greatest pleasure comes not from the endless acquisition of material things but from creating wealth and giving it away.
	www.herbalgram.org /herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2827&p=Y (938 words)

	An Enterprising Life by Jay Van Andel : Booksamillion.com (0887309976, Hardcover)
		When Jay Van Andel, at age fifteen, began charging classmates twenty-five cents for rides to school in his Model-A Ford, he had little inkling of where his enterprising spirit would take him in the years to come.
		An Enterprising Life is Jay Van Andel& 39;s account of the adventures, hardships, faith, and determination that built the industry giant that embodies the true spirit of free enterprise.
		Van Andel sheds light on his private struggles, public battles, and personal triumphs, providing Amway employees and distributors, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs with the real story of a leader whose vision created a company that goes beyond the commercial by helping people help themselves.
	www.booksamillion.com /cat/books?isbn=0887309976 (545 words)

	USATODAY.com - Amway co-founder Jay Van Andel dies at 80 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jay Van Andel, the billionaire co-founder of Amway who championed conservatism and capitalism and was one of Michigan's leading philanthropists, has died, Greg McNeilly, executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, said Tuesday.
		DeVos is married to Dick DeVos, a former Amway official whose father, Richard DeVos, co-founded Amway with Van Andel.
		Van Andel resigned as chairman in 1995 and was succeeded in that post by his son, Steve.
	www.usatoday.com /money/2004-12-07-van-andel-amway_x.htm (600 words)

	Jay Van Andel, co-founder of Amway, dies at 80 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Van Andel was best known for his strong belief in the power of personal initiative and free enterprise to change people’s lives.
		Van Andel was a driving force behind the renewal of downtown Grand Rapids, beginning with the purchase of the Pantlind Hotel in 1979, which later became the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.
		Van Andel was born June 3, 1924, in Grand Rapids, graduated from Grand Rapids Christian High School, attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids; Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa; Pratt Business School in Kansas; and Yale University Aviation Cadet School in New Haven, Connecticut.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1296696/posts (4752 words)

	CBS News \| Amway Founder Jay Van Andel Dies \| December 8, 2004 02:06:30
		Van Andel was named the world 231st richest man by Forbes magazine, which assigned him a net worth of $2.3 billion in 2004.
		Much of Van Andel's giving went toward Christian causes, including a creation research station in rural Arizona that sought to prove the world was made in a week.
		Van Andel had Parkinson's disease, a disorder of the central nervous system that involves a degeneration of nerve cells in parts of the brain.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/12/07/national/main659649.shtml (495 words)

	Media Mouse: Jay Van Andel: The Far Right in West Michigan - Grand Rapids News & Independent Media
		Jay Van Andel was the co-founder of Amway/Alticor along with Richard DeVos.
		Van Andel died on December 4, 2004 and was the 242nd richest person in the world at the time of his death with a personal fortune of $2.4 billion (source).
		During his life Van Andel used his fortune to support a conservative politicians and organizations, many through the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation.
	www.mediamouse.org /resources/right.php?personId=10 (245 words)

	AP Worldstream: Jay Van Andel, Amway co-founder, dies at 80@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jay Van Andel, Amway co-founder, dies at 80
		Jay Van Andel, the co-founder of Amway Corp. who helped parlay neighborhood soap sales into a billion-dollar business and later became a leading philanthropist for conservative causes, has died.
		Van Andel died Tuesday at his home in Ada, just east of Grand Rapids, of apparent heart failure, said Casey Wondergem, executive director of the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:103203637&refid=holomed_1 (216 words)

	ABC News: Amway Co-Founder Jay Van Andel Dies at 80 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jay Van Andel, Amway Co-Founder Who Championed Conservatism and Capitalism, Dies at 80
		GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Dec 7, 2004 —; Jay Van Andel, the billionaire co-founder of Amway Corp. who championed conservatism and capitalism and was one of Michigan's leading philanthropists, has died, Greg McNeilly, executive director of the Michigan Republican Party, said Tuesday.
		Van Andel, 80, had Parkinson's disease, a disorder of the central nervous system that involves a degeneration of nerve cells in parts of the brain.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=308773 (181 words)

	ExecutiveBooks.com::Enterprising Life: The Autobiography of Amway Co-Founder Jay Van Andel $4.80
		When Jay Van Andel, at age fifteen, began charging classmates twenty-five cents for rides to school in his Model-A Ford, he had little inkling of where his enterprising spirit would take him in the years to come.
		An Enterprising Life is Jay Van Andel`s account of the adventures, hardships, faith, and determination that built the industry giant that embodies the true spirit of free enterprise.
		Van Andel sheds light on his private struggles, public battles, and personal triumphs, providing Amway employees and distributors, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs with the real story of a leader whose vision created a company that goes beyond the commercial by helping people help themselves.
	www.toolscart.com /comersus6f/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=133 (186 words)

	The Continuing Promise of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jay Van Andel was Chairman of the Board and joint Chief Executive Officer for the Amway Corporation, and Chairman of the Board for the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. In 1959 Mr.
		Van Andel co-founded Amway, a corporation with an estimated retail sales in excess of $500 million as of August 31, 1978.
		Van Andel completed his formal education at Calvin College, Morningside College, Pratt Business School and Yale University.
	www.libertyhaven.com /theoreticalorphilosophicalissues/economics/freeenterpriseandentrepreneurship/continuingpromise.shtml (4174 words)

	Memories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Van Andel, but whose lives were changed in such a wonderful way by him that his passing touches us in very profound corners of the spirit.
		Wir sind sicher, Jay wird immer bei Ihnen sein.
		Jay was a brilliant and gifted entrepreneur, but it was his integrity and commitment to serving others that had the room on its feet that day as he picked the theme for the U.S Chamber for that year, as each Chairman had done before him for decades.
	tributejva.quixtar.com /memories.html (17991 words)

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		Jay Van Andel was born June 3, 1924, in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School and attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids; Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa; Pratt Business School in Pratt, Kansas; and Yale University Aviation Cadet School in New Haven, Connecticut.
		Van Andel is listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who's Who in Michigan.
		Van Andel maintains memberships at the Peninsular, Lotus, Cascade Hills Country, and Economic clubs of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.; Le Mirador Country Club in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland; and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Fellowship.
	www.wzzm13.com /news/grmetro_article.aspx?storyid=34207 (584 words)

	A Tribute to Jay Van Andel
		Jay Van Andel felt that a Christian’s purpose was not to accumulate wealth and possessions, but to serve their Creator.
		Using these funds, the Van Andel Creation Research Center was built in Chino Valley, Arizona.
		In explaining the contribution, Jay Van Andel stated that he wanted to “give creationists a fighting chance.” However, the relationship between the Society and the Van Andel Foundation did not end with this initial gift.
	www.creationresearch.org /jay_van_andel.htm (390 words)

	Jay Van Andel - Quixtar Wiki
		Jay Van Andel: June 3, 1924 - December 7, 2004
		In 1959, Jay Van Andel founded Amway Corporation with his lifelong friend and business partner, Rich DeVos.
		His wife, Betty Van Andel, predeceased him on 18 January 2004, at the age of 82.
	www.quixtarwiki.com /index.php?title=Jay_Van_Andel (252 words)

	Alticor History
		Rich and Jay had started a number of businesses, and they knew what the investment costs were.
		Like their fathers, Steve Van Andel now is company chairmanâ¦..while Doug DeVos serves as president.
		As Rich and Jay's families were growing up, their children got very involved with the company.
	www.alticor.com /audio-slideshows/history/history.htm (558 words)

	Charitable Donations Made Founding Families of Quixtar Inc.
		Jay and Betty Van Andel supported numerous arts, cultural, and educational institutions in their hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, through the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation.
		Their major philanthropic effort was establishing the multimillion-dollar Van Andel Institute, one of the world’s pre-eminent biomedical research facilities, in Grand Rapids.
		The Van Andels also were strong supporters of education, providing financial gifts to Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan; Hope College, Holland, Michigan; and the Van Andel Education Institute, in Grand Rapids.
	www.thisbiznow.com /quixtar/founders_donations.html (448 words)

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		Van Andel died Tuesday at his home in Ada Township.
		Nevertheless, Van Andel was a major behind-the-scenes political presence.
		Even Democrats joined in praising Van Andel for his impact on Michigan business and on community projects in Grand Rapids.
	www.wzzm13.com /news/grmetro_article.aspx?storyid=34209 (890 words)

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