(Photo Courtesy McDonalds.com)

Today, has been a very sad day for me, because earlier this morning I found out that Jim Delligatti had passed away at the age of 98. You're probably saying, "Who?" The name might not be familiar to most folks, but he DID leave a lasting impression Global-Wide. You see, Mr. Delligatti created The Legendary Big Mac Sandwich for McDonalds.

Legend has it, that Jim was a franchise owner for McDonald's in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in the 1960's. Their menu at that time consisted of Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Fries, & Shakes...pretty basic stuff. But then, Jim kept hearing his customers requests for a larger sandwich. So, Jim created one in his restaurant, and the public ate it up....Literally!  So then, Jim added The Big Mac on the menu to the rest of his 47 stores in Pennsylvania, where it continued to be his top selling sandwich. The Big Wigs at Mickey D's took notice, and officially added The Big Mac Sandwich to ALL of it's restaurants in 1968. BILLIONS of Big Macs have been sold since then.....all because of one man's idea!

As far as I'm concerned, this man should've been given The Nobel Peace Prize for his work! Global-Wide,The Big Mac has put smiles on BILLIONS of people's faces, and satisfied BILLIONS of appetites! This man deserves his own Holiday, or maybe his face, (or a Big Mac), on Mount Rushmore!.....He's an Americana LEGEND! Even to THIS day, I can still recite the commercial jingle that told America what a Big Mac is made of, "Two All Beef Patties, Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, Pickles, Onions, On A Sesame Seed Bun". And if you don't remember, her's a little reminder....

Therefore, I say, "THANK YOU", Mr. Delligattii for contributing one of the GREATEST inventions of The 20th Century! You lived a Long and Productive life! (His son has stated that his father ate one Big Mac a week for DECADES! Who says that Big Mac's aren't healthy?). In your honor, I will be having a Big Mac for dinner! (To go along with The Big Macs I ate for Breakfast and Lunch today).

God Bless You Sir.

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