Adams, who hadn't signed a contract with the Red Wings since her father bought the team in 1932 and allowed Adams to keep his job on probation. However, Marguerite didn't do so. After the championship 1955 season, Marguerite lost an interfamily struggle to Bruce, who became team president while Marguerite was demoted to Vice President. She then focused on her business interests in New York City. She and her siblings donated $300, 000 to fund the James Norris Physical Education Center at Lake Superior State University. Years later, Red Wings great Gordie Howe wrote in his autobiography, Mr. Hockey: My Story, that Marguerite's ouster spelled the beginning of the end of the Red Wings' golden age, in which they'd finished first in eight out of 10 seasons–including seven in a row–and won four Cups. Howe believed that Marguerite was "smart and capable," as did many of his teammates. He also noted that Marguerite had been able to rein in Adams' inclination to "upset the apple cart" with blockbuster trades, as evidenced by Adams trading away eight players who had formed the core of the 1955 champions within days of Bruce taking over the team presidency. The Red Wings would not win another Cup until 1997. Despite her short tenure, she was inducted into the Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1976 alongside Jimmy Skinner and Tommy Ivan. Personal life Norris married her husband John J. Riker on October 26, 1960 in New York. Together, they had four children; two daughters and two sons. Norris and Riker co-owned The Westenhook Farm in Southbury, Connecticut. She died in 1994 at age 67 at her home in Southbury, Connecticut due to heart failure. External links Find a Grave References 1927 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople Detroit Red Wings executives Detroit Red Wings owners National Hockey League executives Stanley Cup champions American women business executives 20th-century American businesswomen