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Dave was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 2, 1932. Rex and Auleva Thomas adopted him when he was six weeks old. When Dave was five, Auleva died and his early years were spent moving many times from state to state while his adoptive father sought work.
Feb 3, 2020 · Dave Thomas was a Korean War veteran working at a small restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana when he made the decision to enlist with a different kind of colonel.
Jan 8, 2002 · Dave Thomas, the smiling pitchman whose homespun TV ads built Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers into one of the world's most successful fast-food franchises, died Tuesday of liver cancer.
May 12, 2017 · In 1999, Dave Thomas stood behind a podium at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. It was the same year his Columbus, Ohio–born concept turned 30, but he wasn’t there to discuss Wendy’s, fast food, or the economy. He had come to shine a spotlight on something far more personal. With no political agenda, […]
Dave Thomas. Actor: Wendy's 1991 Dave's Deluxe Commercial. Born during the Depression to a dirt-poor single mother in Atlantic City. New Jersey, Dave Thomas was adopted as an infant by a traveling construction worker and his wife. Moving out on his own at age 15, Thomas held a succession of jobs in the food industry, starting out as a busboy and working his way up. A fateful meeting in 1956...
Dave ThomasAmerican businessman Dave Thomas (born 1932) is the founder of the Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers chain. He is also an advocate for adoption, establishing the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to realize his dream of a home for every child.
Jan 8, 2002 · Thomas, 69, died this morning of liver cancer, leaving Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy's devoid of its most potent public relations force. Although he hadn't been active in running the firm's day-to-day ...
