Birthplace: Oak Park, IL Died: 14-Jan-1984 Location of death: San Diego, CA Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried, El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, CA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Business Party Affiliation: Republican
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: McDonald's fast food tycoon
Hired by Dick and Maurice McDonald in 1954 to franchise their operation, he
bought complete rights to McDonald's "speedee service system" in 1961, and made the chain ubiquitous worldwide. Secretly funneled $250,000 to Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign fund in 1972.
Father: Louis Kroc
Mother: Rose Brother: Robert Kroc Sister: Lorraine Groh (multiple sclerosis) Wife: Ethel Fleming (m. 1922, div. 1961) Wife: Jane Dobbins Green (div. 1969) Wife: Joan B. Kroc (m. 8-Mar-1969, d. 12-Oct-2003)
High School: Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL (dropped out)
McDonald's CEO (1968-77)
McDonald's President (1955-68) Member of the Board of McDonald's (as Senior Chairman, 1977-84) American Red Cross Watergate Scandal Stroke Dec-1979 unknown detox facility Orange, CA Czechoslovak Ancestry Risk Factors: Diabetes, Arthritis, Alcoholism