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.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.