Amway legs

JaRi Corporation was incorporated in September 1949. The name is a contraction of the names of it's founders, Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos. Originally a distributorship with California Vitamin Company and later Nutrilite, JaRi Corporation later also became the DeVos and Van Andel's Amway distributorship. Their original Nutrilite sponsor, Neil Maaskant maintained his position as the sponsor of the JaRi Amway distributorship.

JaRi and Amway Sales Corporation later merged to form Amway Corporation, however bonuses are still paid upline to the Maaskant estate, which is reportedly a requalifying Emerald business.

Amway Sales Corporation

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Neil Maaskant

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JaRi

Amway Sales Corporation

Maaskant

3 legs

Leg 1

JaRi (see below)

Leg 2

Jack and Jean Maaskant, who, in turn, sponsored Vince & Alice Gaffey, who sponsored Dean & Lavone Luther, who sponsored Triple Diamond Paul Witter (whose current wife is Linda).

Leg 3

unknown

JaRi

Believed to be 6 legs

Leg 1

(confirmed JaRi)

At the start of leg 1 is Emerald Walter Bass (This business was later sold to Skip & Susan Ross). Walter Bass sponsored Fred & Bernice Hansen, whose downline includes Joe & Helyne Victor, Jere & Eileen Dutt, Charlie & Elsie Marsh, Dexter & Birdie Yager, Tim Foley and Bill Britt. Downline of the Marsh's are Crown Ambassadors Dan & Bunny Williams whose downline includes Founders Crown Ambassadors Dr. Peter & Eva Müller-Meerkatz and downline of them, Max Schwarz. Other Crown Ambassador distributorships in Dr. Peter & Eva Müller-Meerkatz downline include Crown Ambassador Renate Backhaus, Crown Ambassador Michael Strachowitz. Downline of Max Schwarz includes Founders Crown Ambassador Maria Schleipfer & Willi Steiner. The Williams' downline also includes Founders Crowns Ron & Georgia Lee Puryear who are uplines to Korean Founders Crown Ambassadors 200Plus Leonard & Esther Kim. There is one Crown Ambassador In-Geon Kwon & Young-Mi Youn, one Founders Crown Ambassador In-Soo Jang & Hyo-Ji Kim and one 40FAA Founders Crown Ambassador Kang Hyeon Sook & Ryu In Ik in Kim's downline.

Leg 2

(confirmed JaRi)

Leg 2 reportedly began with a distributor by the name of Jordan, who had a downline Diamond, Robert Stonelake. Stonelake had 3 legs that went on to develop significant businesses. The first included Crown Ambassadors John & Pat Hendrickson, the second included Crown Directs Wayne & Kay Beaird who sponsored Crown Ambassadors Dallas & Bett Beaird. Dallas & Betty Beairds business includes Crown Ambassadors Jim & Nancy Dornan, Crowns Dave & Carol Kendall, Crowns Dennis & Kay Beecher, Crowns Howard & Faye Vaughn and Amway Australias first Crowns, David & Nadia Comyns. The Beecher downline reportedly included Barry Chi & Holly Chen.

The Comyn's downline includes Australian Founders Crown Ambassadors Mitch & Deidre Sala and Crown Ambassadors Peter & Debbie Cox as well as European Crown Ambassadors Hans & Eva Nusshold, Yena Natalya, and Arkhipova, Vira & Mautanov, Oleksiy and numerous Crowns.

Double Crown Ambassador Kaoru Nakajima is also in the Stonelake business, though it is not known where. Nakajima's business includes 2 Crowns, Crown Ambassadors Yoshiyuki Yamazaki, Hidekazu & Yuki Kajihara, Morihiko Kitakon, Takeshi & Hidemi Azumi, and Kenichiro & Yoshiko Hatayama and Founders Crown Ambassadors Takumi & Rieko Yamazaki and Shuji & Tomoko Hamamoto.

In 1985 Forbes Magazine reported that Stonelake's downline had a turnover of approximately $90,000,000 and that he had sold it due to a drop income associated with Amway's US downturn. It is believed the business was bought by a partnership that included Jim & Nancy Dornan.

Leg 3

(confirmed JaRi) Leg 3 began with the Delisle family, including Crown Ambassadors Frank & Rita Delisle, and their son's Triple Diamonds Dennis & Sharon Delisle and Double Diamonds Frank Jr & Barbara Delisle

Leg 9

(confirmed JaRi) The first Diamonds in this leg were Charles & Jeanette Crecelius who reportedly at one stage were involved with Amway Australia. Australian Double Diamonds Brice and Ruth Douglas are in this leg. Downline of the Douglas's are Malaysian Triple Diamonds Gerald & Angela DeSilva. The DeSilva's group includes three times Crown Ambassadors Foo Howe Kean & Shu Chen, founder of Crador, whose downline includes first Malaysian Crown Ambassador Peter Lee & Choi Kit.

Leg 10

(confirmed JaRi) Leg 10 is a large leg beginning with Diamond Evangeline Krause and includes Crowns Sterling, Van, Roger & Ruth Krause as well as Canadian Crowns Gordon & Edie Ross, the first Crown Ambassadors Dick & Sandee Marks, Canadian Crown Werner Gomeringer, Crown Ambassadors Jim & Sharon Janz as well as Diamonds Gillerstrom and Double Diamonds Jake & Helene Funk

Other Diamonds believed to have moved to Amway from Nutrilite include Les Chaplin, Vince & Alice Gaffey, Wes Hursch, Herb & Val Nichols, George & Eleanor Teitsma, Robert and Jaqueline Zeender

Leg 8

(probable JaRi - appears Diehl was a founding board member of ADADB? Hmmm, could be Maaskant's 3rd) This leg starts with Diamond Roland Diehl and includes Diamonds Clayton & Charlotte Overton.

Nutrilite

These are legs transferred from Nutrilite when Amway purchased a controlling share.

Leg 4

This began with Diamond Annette Woods who sponsored Crown Ambassadors Chuck & Jean Strehli. The Strehli business includes Crown Ambassadors Jerry & Sharyn Webb and a Crown Ambassador partnership of John & Gareth McCoy/Mitchel & Jan Burchfield

placement unknown

Leg 5

Leg 5 includes Crowns Stan & Ruth Evans and Diamond Paul Freehling

Leg 6

(confirmed not Nutrilite) This grew from Diamonds Dusty & Betty Owens and includes Crown Directs Bob & Terry Andrews and their downline Diamonds Ray & Karla Keller

Leg 7

(confirmed not Nutrilite) This group includes Triple Diamonds Peter & Barbara Matz.