WALKER, MI. (THECOUNT) — Lee Van Ameyde, a former anchor at WZZM 13 news anchor in West Michigan news, has died. He was 66.
According to family members, Van Ameyde died suddenly Friday following yearslong battles with diabetes and kidney disease.
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Van Ameyde, a native of Farmington Hills, started his career in broadcasting worked in broadcasting in Ann Arbor, Flint and Detroit. He moved to WZZM in Grand Rapids in 1977 and stayed there until 2016. During his long career, he earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting, two Emmys and several awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, reports WOODTV.
He leaves behind his wife and two children.
A visitation is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Metcalf and Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Cascade Road east of Grand Rapids.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help cover the Van Ameyde family’s expenses.
Geo quick facts: Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Grand Rapids. The population was 23,537 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.