Peter F Secchia

Retired CEO, Universal Forest Products; former U.S. Ambassador to Italy

Peter Secchia, a prominent philanthropist and former U.S. Ambassador to Italy, has died. He was 83. Family spokesperson Amy LeFebre confirmed that Secchia was at his home in East Grand Rapids with his family when he died. She said he “recently contracted COVID-19, which was a contributing factor in his death.” Secchia, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Italy from 1989 to 1993, is the former CEO and Chairman of the Board at Universal Forest Products, Inc. The scope of the giving of he and his wife, Joan, can be seen throughout West Michigan and at his alma mater, Michigan State University. Secchia was also influential in Republican politics. He served as chair of the Kent County Republican Party and Vice Chairmen of the Republican National Committee. He was an influential leader in the building and renewal of Grand Rapids. He serves on the executive committee of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, and is on the board of trustees of the Bush Presidential Library Foundation in addition to his position on the Grand Valley University Foundation board of directors.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Kenneth Eisenberg	Spencer Abraham, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Fred Upton, Tim Walberg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Justin Amash, Bill Huizenga, Robert L Steele, Mike Bishop, John Moolenaar, Dave Trott, Romney Victory
Robert Holmes Tuttle	Spencer Abraham, Peter Hoekstra, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Liz Cheney, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Mary Stewart Kohler	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Tim Walberg, John Ashcroft, Dick Chrysler, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Michael J Bouchard, Majority Initiative to Keep Electing Republicans Fund A.K.A Mike R Fund, William Emerson Brock III, Ronna Romney, Scott P Brown, Justin Amash, Dan Sullivan
Stanley S. Hubbard	John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Fred Upton, Tim Walberg, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Dan Benishek, Dan Sullivan, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory
Mel Sembler	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mike Rogers, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John J H Schwarz, John Ashcroft, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, GROWPAC, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Liz Cheney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Trump Victory
Henry Kravis	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Scott P Brown, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
John L Nau III	Spencer Abraham, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, Fred Upton, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Michael J Bouchard, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Dan Sullivan, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Nicholas DeBenedictis	Spencer Abraham, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory
Elizabeth May Stern	Spencer Abraham, Peter Hoekstra, Mel Martinez, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Constance A Morella, John Ashcroft, Rick Lazio, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Congressional Trust 2008, GROWPAC, Keith Andre Butler Sr, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Catherine Heller Keating, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Dan Sullivan, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Julie Finley	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Constance A Morella, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, GROWPAC, Catherine Heller Keating, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Scott P Brown, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte
Lewis M Eisenberg	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Scott P Brown, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Sam Fox	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Dick Chrysler, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Liz Cheney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Dan Sullivan, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Stephen I Chazen	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, John E Sununu, John Thune, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Robert L Steele, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Martin D Gruss	Mel Martinez, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Tim Walberg, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Justin Amash, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Trump Victory
Yousif Ghafari	Spencer Abraham, Joseph Knollenberg, Mel Martinez, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Dick Chrysler, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Brian P Palmer, Michael J Bouchard, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Patrick N Nowak, Justin Amash
Lanny Griffith	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Candice S Miller, John E Sununu, John Thune, Fred Upton, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, GROWPAC, Catherine Heller Keating, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Dan Sullivan, Terri Lynn Land, Trump Victory
Jerry Tubergen	Spencer Abraham, Vernon James Ehlers, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mike Rogers, John Thune, Tim Walberg, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Keith Andre Butler Sr, Right to Life of Michigan Political Action Committee, Kent County Republican Committee, Michael J Bouchard, Mitt Romney, Charles W Yob, Ronna Romney, Restoring the American Dream, Justin Amash, Bill Huizenga, Robert L Steele, Steven R Heacock
Richard Hohlt	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, Fred Upton, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Dan Benishek, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Larry A Mizel	Spencer Abraham, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory, Jack Bergman
Peter M Flanigan	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Candice S Miller, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, GROWPAC, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Restoring the American Dream, Scott P Brown

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Date of death	October 2020

Peter F Secchia

Retired CEO, Universal Forest Products; former U.S. Ambassador to Italy

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