Helen DeVos, wife of Orlando Magic owner Rich DeVos and the mother-in-law of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, has died.
- Helen DeVos died from complications of a stroke
- Known as a philanthropist; has children's hospital named after her
Her family says the 90-year-old philanthropist died Wednesday night of complications from a stroke at her home near Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Rich DeVos says she was “a wonderful wife and the heart of our family.”
DeVos was born in Grand Rapids, where a children’s hospital is named after her.
Today my family is mourning the passing of an amazing Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother.
— Rick DeVos (@RickDeVos) October 19, 2017
The Associated Press contributed to this story.