Everything about Carl Karcher totally explained
Carl Nicholas Karcher, SMOM (
January 16 1917 –
January 11 2008) was the
American founder of the
Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, now owned by parent company
CKE Restaurants, Inc.
Born on a farm near
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Karcher was the son of Ohio natives Leo and Anna Maria (Kuntz) Karcher. Leo Karcher's grandparents had immigrated from Belgium; Anna Maria Kuntz was of German ancestry. Carl N. Karcher moved to
Anaheim, California, where his uncle ran a small business. He was hired by his uncle and worked for him for three years, later he dropped that job to work at a
bakery as a delivery boy which doubled his
salary monthly. He married Margaret Magdalen Heinz Karcher in 1939.
Karcher and his wife started their first business, a hot dog stand, on
July 17 1941 in
Los Angeles, California when they
borrowed $311 against their Plymouth automobile and added $15 from Margaret's purse. The stand initially sold
hot dogs and
Mexican tamales. On
January 16 1945, they opened their first restaurant,
Carl's Drive-In Barbecue in Anaheim.
Their restaurant quickly grew and they opened several more restaurants, numbering 100 by 1974 and more than 300 by 1981. He served for a time as
Chairman and
CEO of the company.
He has been awarded the
Horatio Alger Award for outstanding individual initiative and commitment to excellence while assisting those less fortunate.
On
January 16 2007, which was his 90th birthday, Karcher and his deceased wife Margaret were recognized with the placement of a star on the Anaheim/Orange County Walk of Stars.
His son Jerome Karcher, who is a priest for the
Orange County Diocese, has recently received the Man of Character Award from the
Boy Scouts of America for creating mercy houses in
Orange County for the homeless and those with AIDS.
Karcher died on
January 11 2008 from complications of
Parkinson's Disease.
Political activities
Karcher, a devout Catholic, had been a lifelong supporter of
Conservative causes and contributed to several
pro-life and
family values-based activities. .
Karcher was an early supporter of
John Schmitz, a conservative Republican and member of the
John Birch Society who represented Orange County in the state senate and later Congress.
In 1978, he provided $1 million dollars to California's
Proposition 6, also known as the Briggs Initiative. He was the initiative's biggest financial supporter. The proposition was a ballot measure requiring the termination of all gays and lesbians from employment in public schools. The initiative was defeated by over one million votes.
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