The youngest half brother of late President Gerald Ford has died . He was 90 . Richard Ford 's death Friday in Grand Rapids was disclosed by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation . Gerald Ford had three half brothers after his mother 's second marriage . Longtime family friend Marty Allen tells The Grand Rapids Press that Richard Ford was a 'relatively quiet person who was not interested in the limelight . ' Richard Ford ran the family 's paint company . R.I.P . : Richard Ford ( left ) the half brother of former President Ford , died in Grand Rapids on Friday . He was 90 . He is seen here with Vaden Bales , the son-in-law of of former President Ford lay a wreath during a ceremony at the tomb of President Gerald R. Ford on Saturday July 14 , 2007 . An avid golfer , he threw himself into the business because he was unimpressed that his golf clubs started to chip after one year of use . 'There just are n't that many great gentlemen like Uncle Dick in the world anymore , ' said nephew J. Gregory Ford . 'He was a tough cookie . 'He had some pretty significant back problems , yet fought through it and was playing golf even up until last summer . 'Anything you threw at him , he would conquer . 'He was amazingly tough for as nice as he was . 'He always had a smile on his face . ' Funeral : Honorary pallbearers for former U.S. President Gerald R. Ford in 2006 , ( L-R ) Vice President Dick Cheney , former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan , Ford 's half brother Richard Ford , former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger , former Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole ( R-KS ) and former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft . Richard Ford passed away on Friday . Ford was instrumental in bringing the Ford Presidential Museum to downtown Grand Rapids in the early 1980s . Richard Ford was born June 3 , 1924 in Grand Rapids and lived with the family at houses on Union Street and Lake Drive before moving to East Grand Rapids . He attended the University of Michigan . In 1947 he married Ellen Platte and together they had three children - Linda Ford , Laurie Ford and Richard P. Ford . Gerald Ford died in 2006 . Gerald Ford was president from 1947 to 1977 . He died in 2006 . In interviews after his siblings death , Richard Ford admitted he only found they were half-brothers when he was '24 or 25 ' . Gerald Ford was a congressman from western Michigan before becoming vice president in 1973 . He was president from August 1974 to 1977 after Richard Nixon 's resignation .
Richard ##son was the youngest half brother of Gerald Ford . He died in green Rapids , Michigan , on Friday , aged 79 . An avid golfer who was ' relatively quiet ' , he ran the family golf business . He was was one of the speakers at the 2006 funeral of Gerald Ford .