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
Craig J Duchossois	Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Fred Upton, 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, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Dan Sullivan, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Bradford M Freeman	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, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Dan Sullivan, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
C Michael Kojaian	Spencer Abraham, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Dick Chrysler, 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, Right to Life of Michigan Political Action Committee, Michael J Bouchard, Mitt Romney, Charles W Yob, Patrick N Nowak
Ned Diefenthal	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Fred Upton, John Ashcroft, Donald Trump, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Mike Bishop, Dan Sullivan, David A Brat, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory, Jack Bergman
Dana K Anderson	Mel Martinez, John McCain, John E Sununu, John Thune, Tim Walberg, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, GROWPAC, Republican Member Senate Fund, Michael J Bouchard, Mitt Romney, Justin Amash, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Conservative Campaign Committee, Dan Sullivan, Trump Make America Great Again Committee
David P Mehney	Spencer Abraham, Vernon James Ehlers, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, Congressional Trust 2008, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Kent County Republican Committee, Michael J Bouchard, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Justin Amash, Dan Benishek, Robert L Steele, Steven R Heacock
Charles B Johnson	Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, Fred Upton, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Mitt Romney, American Crossroads, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Make America Great Again Committee
Thomas L Kempner Jr	Mel Martinez, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Tim Walberg, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Michael J Bouchard, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Dan Sullivan, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
David Koch	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Tim Walberg, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, GROWPAC, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Ken Griffin	Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Fred Upton, Tim Walberg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Ending Spending Action Fund, Mike Bishop, Dan Sullivan, John Moolenaar, Dave Trott, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Julian Robertson Jr	Spencer Abraham, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, Ending Spending Action Fund, Dan Sullivan, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Trump Victory
Marjorie S Fisher	Spencer Abraham, Joseph Knollenberg, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Candice S Miller, Arlen Specter, John Ashcroft, Dick Chrysler, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Florida, Keith Andre Butler Sr, Michael J Bouchard, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Dan Sullivan, Terri Lynn Land, Romney Victory
Tom Hicks	Spencer Abraham, John McCain, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, 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, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Conservative Campaign Committee, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Trump Victory
Fred Malek	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Governor Engler Leadership Fund, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Scott P Brown, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Dan Sullivan, Terri Lynn Land
Kelly Roberts	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, Constance A Morella, John Ashcroft, Dick Chrysler, Donald Trump, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory, Trump Victory
Paul Isaac	John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Scott P Brown, American Crossroads, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Jack Bergman
James S McDonnell III	Spencer Abraham, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Dick Chrysler, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Member Senate Fund, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Country First Political Action Committee Inc. (Country First PAC), Dan Sullivan, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Shawn Smeallie	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Fred Upton, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Bill Huizenga, Dan Sullivan, Romney Victory
Joseph S Keelty	John McCain, Paul Ryan, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, John Ashcroft, Bob Dole, Rick Lazio, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Member Senate Fund, Citizens Club for Growth Inc, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Scott P Brown, Romney Victory, National Republican Congressional Cmte, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Jane L Bainum	Spencer Abraham, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mike Rogers, 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, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Mitt Romney, William Emerson Brock III, Scott P Brown, Romney Victory, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte

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

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Peter F Secchia

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

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