Edgar Prince

Founder. The Prince Corporation (sold to Johnson Controls in 1996)

Edgar Prince, an engineer who founded a small tooling firm30 years ago and built it into one of the country's largest suppliers of trim for automotive uses, died March 2 1995 in Holland. Prince, 63, suffered a heart attack at the headquarters of Prince Corp. He was found in an elevator by a company employee and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Prince, who held the title of chairman, founded his company in 1965 as a manufacturer of custom tooling for the die casting industry. He branched out into plastic automotive trim in 1972 when Prince Corp. introduced a sun visor with a lighted vanity mirror. The firm experienced rapid growth as it developed into a full-service designer and manufacturer of interior trim. In 1982, Prince Corp. had sales of $30 million. Today, it reports annual sales of more than $500 million and employs 4,500 in the United States, Europe, Japan and Mexico. Prince was active in several philanthropic groups and played a major role in the redevelopment of his native Holland in western Michigan.

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Elsa D. Prince-Broekhuizen	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Barbara L Cubin, Robert Terry Everett, Peter Hoekstra, Craig Lyle Thomas, Richard William Pombo, Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Bob McEwen, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Wyoming Republican Party Inc., Clark Durant, David Hobbs, John Pappageorge, Megan O'Neill, Hubert L Richardson, Ben Waldman, Tom Scott, Ralph T Hudgens, Linda Bean, John A Schall, Doug Wead, Bradley James Haskins, James H Dingeman, Ottawa County Republican Committee, Rick Hawks, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Richard DeVos	Spencer Abraham, Robert Terry Everett, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Richard William Pombo, Dick Armey, Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Bob McEwen, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Wyoming Republican Party Inc., Clark Durant, David Hobbs, Megan O'Neill, Tom Scott, Ralph T Hudgens, Linda Bean, John A Schall, Doug Wead, Bradley James Haskins, James H Dingeman, Ottawa County Republican Committee, Larry Brady, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Helen DeVos	Spencer Abraham, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Richard William Pombo, Dick Armey, Bob McEwen, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Clark Durant, Ben Waldman, Tom Scott, Doug Wead, Bradley James Haskins, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Betsy DeVos	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Bob McEwen, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Clark Durant, David Hobbs, John Pappageorge, Bradley James Haskins, Ottawa County Republican Committee, Rick Hawks, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Richard M. DeVos, Jr.	Spencer Abraham, Robert Terry Everett, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Richard William Pombo, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Hubert L Richardson, Ben Waldman, Linda Bean, Bradley James Haskins, James H Dingeman, Ottawa County Republican Committee, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Erik Prince	Spencer Abraham, Robert Terry Everett, Peter Hoekstra, Craig Lyle Thomas, Richard William Pombo, Jesse Helms, Dick Chrysler, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, David Hobbs, Oliver North, Hubert L Richardson, Ben Waldman, Tom Scott, Ralph T Hudgens, Linda Bean
Edward C Levy Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Robert Terry Everett, Peter Hoekstra, Craig Lyle Thomas, Fred Upton, Dick Armey, Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Terrence M Considine
Leslie Rose	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Fred Upton, Dick Armey, Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Terrence M Considine, Clark Durant, James H Dingeman
Foster Friess	Spencer Abraham, Barbara L Cubin, Craig Lyle Thomas, Fred Upton, Dan Coats, Bob McEwen, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Wyoming Republican Party Inc., Clark Durant, Oliver North, Linda Bean, Rick Hawks, Larry Brady
Emilie D Wierda	Spencer Abraham, Robert Terry Everett, Peter Hoekstra, Richard William Pombo, Steve Largent, Dick Chrysler, Bob McEwen, Michigan Republican Party, Clark Durant, Hubert L Richardson, Ben Waldman, Tom Scott, Linda Bean, Bradley James Haskins, Ottawa County Republican Committee
Doug DeVos	Spencer Abraham, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Steve Largent, Dick Chrysler, Bob McEwen, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Wyoming Republican Party Inc., Clark Durant, John Pappageorge, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Jay Van Andel	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Dick Chrysler, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, James H Dingeman, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Max M Fisher	Spencer Abraham, Fred Upton, Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Guy Adrian Vander Jagt, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Terrence M Considine, Ben Waldman, John A Schall
Michael Keiser	Spencer Abraham, Peter Hoekstra, Dick Armey, Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Terrence M Considine, Clark Durant, Allen C Kolstad
J C Huizenga	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Peter Hoekstra, Dick Chrysler, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Clark Durant, Oliver North, Ottawa County Republican Committee, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Dexter R Yager Sr	Spencer Abraham, Richard William Pombo, Jesse Helms, Bob McEwen, National Republican Congressional Committee, David Hobbs, Oliver North, Hubert L Richardson, Ben Waldman, Tom Scott, Ralph T Hudgens, Linda Bean, Doug Wead
Daniel DeVos	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Dick Chrysler, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Wyoming Republican Party Inc., Oliver North, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
James B Nicholson	Spencer Abraham, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Clark Durant, John Pappageorge, John A Schall
Michael J Jandernoa	Spencer Abraham, Dave Camp, Peter Hoekstra, Fred Upton, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Ottawa County Republican Committee, Kent County Republican Finance Cmte, Kent County Republican Cmte
Jose Fanjul	Spencer Abraham, Richard William Pombo, Jesse Helms, Dan Coats, Dick Chrysler, Bill Schuette, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Wyoming Republican Party Inc.

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Date of death	Mar 2 '95

Edgar Prince

Founder. The Prince Corporation (sold to Johnson Controls in 1996)

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