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Article: Dave Thomas, Wendy's founder, passes away.(Wendy's International Inc.)(Obituary)

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February 1, 2002
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Dave Thomas, 69, founder and senior chairman of Wendy's International, Inc. passed away January 8 at his home in Florida from cancer of the liver.

Thomas founded Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers restaurants on November 15, 1969 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. He named the company after his second youngest daughter.

Wendy's has grown to more than 6,000 restaurants worldwide. In 1995, Wendy's merged with Tim Hortons, Canada's largest coffee and fresh baked goods chain that now totals more than 2,000 units. Together, the two chains have system sales exceeding $8 billion.

Thomas is best known as the caring, amiable spokesman in Wendy's television ... 







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