
Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Mastermind (Part Two)
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Ray Croc's Life and Times
Ray Croc was known to fire people for drinking Manhattan's, a cocktail he considered a feminine. His behavior was most likely the root cause of his initial separation from his third wife and it was an ongoing issue in their marriage. In 1979 the situation came to a head when Croc suffered a serious stroke. He was told by doctors that if he returned to his typical intake of alcohol, he would be dead in a matter of months. On January 14th, after a lengthy hospitalization following another stroke, Ray Croc died at age 81.
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