Ray Kroc, an a American businessman, was born on October 5, 1902. Lived his most of his life in Oak Park, Illinois. His wife, Joan Kroc and daughter, Marilyn Kroc. He had 3 wives but, when he met Joan, he was already married. He was married to Joan Kroc until he died. His first professional career was selling cups and milkshakes machines. A man that came from the bottom, selling milkshake machines and plastic cups to a man, with the most compelling fast-foods restaurants ever. Ray Kroc had many careers like being a Red Cross Soldier. When ray was fifteen, he lied about his his age so he could serve in the war. He was an ambulance driver in World War I. Ray went to Southern California with future entrepreneur: Walt Disney. Who too served in the Army. He also became a jazz-pianist. Ray Kroc became the owner of the San …show more content…
He moved to find a better life, but found something else. He met the brothers who made the original Mcdonalds, but was amazed with how the company was running. Eventually, he bought the restaurant from Dick and Mac McDonalds and opened his first restaurant and first franchise on April 15, 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois. He made a University for people who were going to work in his fast-food restaurants and his future franchises all over the world. He established “Hamburger University” in 1961 at Oak Park, Illinois. Many people would go to the university and graduate with the “Diploma of Graduation”. The university had more than 270,000 graduates and celebrated their 55th anniversary on October 4, 2015. Ray Kroc made the most compelling fast-food restaurants and made many contributions to society. Him and his wife, Joan Kroc, gave donations many charities. Joan Kroc gave away $3.billion to organizations raging from Npr and the Salvation Army. Ray Kroc also made a donation to the Salvation Army; a sum of $1.5
Clyde went to school till he was 16 and he wanted to be a musician. He was learning to play guitar and saxophone while he was attending school leaning towards being a musician. Clyde tried to also enlist into the Navy but was later
Ray Charles, born, Ray Charles Robinson on 23 September 1930 in Albany Georgia, later relocated to North Florida with his mother. Ray endured a very hard, early, young life. He witnessed the drowning death of his younger brother, which was very traumatic for him and haunted him for years. He started losing his sight very quickly and was blind by 7 years old. He then was sent to the state school for the blind, where he learned to read and write, plus among other things, arrange music in Braille.
Ray Charles Robinson, known to many as Ray Charles “The Great” was born on September 23, 1930 in a small town of Albany, Georgia. He was a pianist, songwriter, and singer. Ray’s mother was a sharecropper and his father was a mechanic, when Ray was little they moved to Greenville, Florida. In Mr. Charles early years of life he was a witness of his little brother drowning to death. In some type of way, Charles began to lose his eyesight right after the death of his little brother.
Royals Charities were able to raise $50,000 that went towards the Variety Children's Charity of Greater Kansas City which helps kids with developmental disabilities. The Royals give back to the community by doing meet and greets, signature Sunday, Special Olympics Clinic, Step Up to the Plate event for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and many
He was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1999. However, He created one of the most popular fast food chains in America and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor in 2003. Wendy’s quickly began to grow bigger and within less than a decade grew into a franchise of over 1,000 stores. With his style and relaxed pitch for his restaurants, he became a household
He passed away in July 1993, but his music and influence lives on. He was an accomplished musician by the age of nine playing with the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra. While is Cuba, he studied under some of the best Cuban musicians, including Antonio Maria Romeu and Lázaro Herrera. At age 19, he moved to New York, and switched his focus to the trumpet and big band swing music. His formal music training, understanding of traditional Cuban music, and love for jazz allowed him to play a key role in the integration of Afro-Cuban music and jazz in the 1940s.
Ray Charles Robinson was born in 1932 in Albany, Georgia, he lost his eyesight as a child and studied at the saint augustine School for the blind. At three years old Charles was already trying to involve himself in music. Charles knew a man named Wylie Pitman who was one of the first people to encourage him in music. The family moved from Albany, Georgia, to Greenville, Florida, when Charles was still a child. In Greenville, at the age of five, he began to go blind.
One of the notable icons in the music industry, Frank Sinatra called Ray Charles - the only true genius in the music industry. The making of the Man Ray Charles was born to Bailey Robinson and they lived in Greenville, Florida. In his early days, he showed signs of his exceptional talent but tragedy
Ray Charles was an outstanding performer, a piano player, and a songwriter. Despite the fact that he had been blind from early childhood, Ray Charles had managed to become a brilliant pianist. At the beginning of his musical career, he happened to accompany the rising star, Ruth Brown, with a piano play. Ray Charles stunned her with the ability to perform as if it was in a recording studio in spite of his blindness. Besides his masterly piano playing, Ray Charles had a remarkable baritone voice and the ability to feel and express music.
His music career began while he was serving in the army. While stationed in Hawaii, he sang in a army sponsored band called “Rambling Country.” When he was honorably discharged
Robert W. Straub was born in San Francisco, California on May 6, 1920. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in Business Administration at Dartmouth College. During World War II, Straub served as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Eventually in 1994, he married his wife Pat, who was influential during his governor years, and had five children. Him and his wife moved to Oregon in 1946 and Straub eventually became a builder and developer in Eugene.
When asked about why he enlisted into the service it was for an adventure. As he traveled to different parts of the world he met his first wife, Shelly Rosales. Shelly and my brother married in 1999 and divorced in 2005. They had their first child in November 16, 2001 and her name is
When Kerouac was only 24, his father died of cancer (Nordogen). Although Kerouac had been recruited to play college football for Columbia University, he left a year later because he did not like being around so many people (Menand). Kerouac married his first wife, Edie Parker, because he needed bail money for being a material witness to murder, they were divorced two years later (Nordogen). Kerouac did remarry, however, he spend much of his adult life living with his mother in St. Petersburg, Florida (Menand). At the age of 47, Kerouac died in St. Petersburg, Florida (Lawlor).
While putting other burger chains to shame with their diversity and style. The founder
When Ray discovered the Instamix and the brothers objected, he went ahead with it anyway and this is highly unethical and was not part of the contract. His superior wealth allowed him to bully the brothers with litigation threats he knew they couldn’t afford. When Mac was hospitalised, due to the stress, Kroc recommended a buyout offer, which the brothers accept (Still 4). There was one condition, that the brothers got a share of the profits as they were the founders. His handshake assured them 1% of McDonalds gross revenue forever.