Dick and Mac McDonald

Richard "Dick" McDonald (February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice "Mac" McDonald, were two early fast food pioneers.

Their restaurant, named McDonalds' was originally a small drive-in venture known mainly for its milkshakes. Eventually businessman Ray Kroc partnered with the brothers and turned their small restauraunt into a huge franchise that would later become the McDonald's Corporation.

Though the brothers' name is forever immortalized in the McDonalds' franchise, in actuality it was Kroc who was the driving force and founder of the modern McDonald coporation. The brothers retained only minimal involvement in the business as the years went on.

Mac McDonald died of cancer in 1971.

In 1984, Dick McDonald was served the ceremonial 50,000,000,000th (50 billionth) McDonald's burger, having cooked the first one (picture).

Richard McDonald died in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1998, at age 89.