McDonald’s Mystery: The Dark History and Forgotten Legacy Of Everyone’s Beloved Burger Joint
Richard’s Modest Living, Simple Thinking
Both McDonald brothers would get married and become stepfathers, even though they had no biological children. Richard led a subdued life in a modest three-bedroom home in New Hampshire, a far cry from the opulence one might expect from a fast-food pioneer.
At the time of his death in 1998, he left behind an estate valued at $1.8 million. While certainly respectable, this sum pales in comparison to Ray’s billion-dollar estate that he left his wife. The stark financial disparity between the McDonald brothers and Ray highlights the drastically different fortunes that arose from the same fast-food empire.
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