A professional black and white portrait of Helen from high school.

In memory of Helen J. DeVos

More than 1,500 tributes were posted from around the world. They came from friends and family, community leaders, business executives, international dignitaries, those involved with the Amway business and the many who were touched by her philanthropy.

Dear Mr. DeVos, please accept my condolences on leaving your wife Helen DeVos ….. I mourn together with you
Olga SolovevaMoscow
RIP darling Lady.
Denise SheehanCummins
I am so sad to hear that miss Helen Devos passed away on 10/18/2017. We will always remember she is one of the Amway founder and we will never forget ...
Lisa hungFlushing
Our condolences for this great woman, like all your family, helps to change our lives and we remain always grateful .R.I.P.
KIke y Angela GarciaMadrid
I love CLI. And I’m so grateful to the Devos’s for their amazing support of CLI. And I’m sure that God is very pleased with the work that Mr and Mrs D...
Calvin FriersonPhiladelphia
Mi más sentido pésame a toda su familia, confío en que ahora está en un lugar mejor. Aún que nunca la conocí, gracias a ella y su esposo por esta gran familia que deja que es Amway y creo que su legado seguirá por años. Descase en paz Helen DeV...
Maria Yesenia UrrutiaEstados Unidos
Thanks for your supporting to Amway and prey.
Jolin JoBeijing
mil gracias por todo lo que hiciste por nosotros; aun sin conocernos es grande la influencia y los beneficios recibidos por ti, ahora tenemos una esperanza de un futuro mejor para nuestras familias y nuestros hijos. lamentamos mucho tu partida,...
xiomara y luis alfonso carreñobucaramanga
We would like to express our sincere condolences to the DeVos family. Our thoughts and prays are with you all in this occasion. I read Mrs. DeVos’s be...
Jen & FerdinandSydney
Helen DeVos will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother businesswoman and philanthropist. She is an inspiration to use all.
Kue NgNewYork
May her soul rest in peace. Thank you Helen.
Yuki YoshikawaTokyo
Such a beautiful lady inside and out. Kirk and I have enjoyed our Amway Business since Nov. 1971. What a wonderful family. May God Bless you Rich, Doug and family.
Kirk & Vera KirkpatrickSan Angelo
Helen DeVos was the most gracious and generous woman I have ever known. Her experience as a teacher, believer, and Conservative leader may have motiva...
Ron RobinsonReston
The best is yet to come beautiful Helen. Have a great journey, we will remember you forever.
Alain MazzariMilano
I am grateful to Helen. That is because I met Amway.I learned that I should not give up on my ability. I imagine.If you had not met Rich. The standard...
Hiroaki Kanazawatokyo
Thank you for planting seeds of greatness. We never had the honor of meeting in person, only admired you from afar, yet, our family, our team and hundreds more with us are beneficiaries of all you helped create for us all. May you enjoy the eter...
German & Cely CastilloVS
Gracias!!!
ROSALLINA RAMIREZMEXICO City
My sincerest condolences to the DeVos family for the loss of Helen. Though I never had the opportunity to meet her personally, my life is forever touched by the Amway opportunity. I see only success for the future of myself and my family. A lega...
Annmarie BaldiniMilltown
Dear helen we love you very much. You always give people happy. You are very nice woman !
Windy yangHouston
I remember Helen so well, when she visited our house in Park Ridge, Illinois. I was in high school getting ready for an important date. Helen said you need a dimple in your tie, and she taught me how to do it. I have never forgotten, and have al...
Gary James FullerGilroyh
Sincere condolences to the DeVos family.
marie boothe-hudson
My deepest condolences to the DeVos family. May her legacy continue to be an inspiration to many of us all over the world.
Belda AdrovelGilbert
We would like to express our sincere condolences to the DeVos family. Mrs. DeVos blessed the world in many ways, and she leaves a legacy of faith, com...
Luke & Janine NieuwenhuisGrand Rapids
In Italy there is a way of saying about women living alongside successful men: “Behind a great man there is always a great woman.” Although I did not have the luck of knowing Mrs. Helen, me and my wife Laura came several times to visit Ada and G...
Paolo e Laura MarchesanVicenza
My sincerest gratitude for all you’ve done.May her soul rest in peace.My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Chieko Toyamamiyazaki
My daughter’s life was saved at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Without her leadership, commitment, and support, this wonderful institution would not be there. I will always be grateful! Rest in peace Helen.
PeterChandler
Te saludo en donde te encuentres y deseando que estes en paz y que Jehová Dios siga bendiciendo a toda tu familia y que de la mano de él sigan brindan...
Hugo Neftaly Pinzón E.Bogotá
Sorry for Devos’s family lost. May God bless on the family and give them strength in these hard time and thanks for all they do for the world.
wendy ngNew York
thank you every thing you had done for us, we love you and miss you ~
Shirley YanNew York
Thank you for everything. My condolences for DeVos family and our entire Amway family
Jose Ricardo HenaoMedellin