Lou Groen
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Biography
Early life and career
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Groen graduated from North College Hill High School in 1935. At his peak, Groen owned 43 McDonald's restaurants in the Ohio and northern Kentucky region, eventually selling them back to the McDonald's corporation, including a longtime business partner Ed Cummings's brother and son. He held on to two, in Northgate and Tylersville, until his own son Paul took them over in 1994.[3]
Career with McDonald's
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Death
Groen died peacefully of natural causes on May 30, 2011, in Cincinnati.[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Golden boy: McDonald's fare a highlight of storied career, Business Courier (Cincinnati, OH) Magazine, March 2, 2006, accessed February 29, 2012.
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- ↑ Louis M. GROEN obituary, Cincinnati.com, Published in The Cincinnati Enquirer on June 2, 2011
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