Dave Thomas
AKA Rex David Thomas
Born: 2-Jul-1932
Birthplace: Atlantic City, NJ
Died: 8-Jan-2002
Location of death: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Cause of death: Cancer - Liver
Remains: Buried, Union Cemetery, Columbus, OH
Gender: Male
Religion: Born-Again Christian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Founder of Wendy's Hamburgers
Military service: US Army (enlisted at age 18)
Father: Rex Thomas (adoptive, Kalamazoo MI)
Mother: Auleva (d. 1937 rheumatic fever)
Wife: Lorraine Buskirk (m. 1954, four daughters, one son)
Daughter: Pam
Son: Ken
Daughter: Molly
Daughter: Melinda Lou ("Wendy")
Daughter: Lori
High School: Coconut Creek High School, Fort Lauderdale, FL (1993)
Administrator: Trustee, Hillsdale College (1999-2000)
Wendy's Founder
KFC
Walgreens soda jerk
Freemasonry 13-Apr-1959
Keep Our Mission PAC
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Presidential Medal of Freedom 23-Jul-2003
Heart Bypass Operation quadruple (Dec-1996)
Born-Again Christian
Adopted
Risk Factors: Obesity
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