Christian Philanthropist and Magic Owner, Richard DeVos, Passed Away at 92

Christian philanthropist, Magic basketball team owner, and billionaire Richard DeVos passed away on Thursday at the age of 92.

According to the Oakland Press, DeVos, died at home in Ada, Michigan, following complications from an infection. 

The deceased’s grandson Rick DeVos took to Twitter to update DeVos’s followers in a series of tweets saying, “Early this morning our family’s patriarch, Richard DeVos Sr. went home to join his dear wife Helen with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. These next days will be full of great joy and sadness as our family celebrates a life truly well lived and mourns the coming days without him.”

Early this morning our family’s patriarch, Richard DeVos Sr. went home to join his dear wife Helen with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. These next days will be full of great joy and sadness as our family celebrates a life truly well lived and mourns the coming days without him.

— Rick DeVos (@RickDeVos) September 6, 2018

Rick DeVos continued, “We celebrate Grandma & Grandpa’s incredible legacy of creation & generosity as a generational chapter closes. The next generation has already taken up their standard, and another follows close behind. It is an unbelievable honor to carry the name Richard Marvin DeVos III.”

We celebrate Grandma & Grandpa’s incredible legacy of creation & generosity as a generational chapter…