You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Lay once said, "What my family and I have accumulated has come about through the exercise of free enterprise. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. April 17 (UPI) -- A Michigan man who bought a Powerball ticket just before leaving on vacation said he was sitting on the beach when he discovered he had won a $150,000 prize. The son of Herman Lay known worldwide for his part in creating the snack-food giant Frito-Lay found his own successes in businesses ranging from bottling operations in Mexico to a ranch in Argentina. On February 24th, the ground war began. Share memories and family stories, photos, or ask questions. His late son, Herman Warden Lay Jr., was a Dallas-based He received the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement in 1975, and in 1980, Baylor University gave him the special award of Alumnus Horis Causa. Lay family members worship at the Park Cities Baptist Church, where Lay was chairman of the Building Committee. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Published by Dallas Morning News on Oct. 30, 2011. Try again later. To plant trees in memory, please visit the. Driving his Model-A, he sold potato chips to road stands, grocery stores, filling stations, soda shops, and anywhere else customers might buy chips, including schools and hospitals. I will miss him tremendously! Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The death is not believed to be suspicious. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. WebHerman Lay is a famous American businessman. Herman Warden Lay October 13, 1945 - October 28, 2011 Obituary Herman Warden "Ward" Lay, Jr. of Dallas, Texas was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 13, 1945 to Herman Warden Lay and Amelia "Mimi" Harper Ward also traveled extensively in Argentina, and in 1998 bought a large ranch in Argentina's Lake District of Patagonia, which he converted from a sheep ranch to a guest ranch featuring a renovated century old ranch headquarters, fly fishing and hunting for red deer, boar, and puma. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The company became the largest Pepsi franchise outside the United States, his family said. Mr. Lay is survived by a daughter, Harper Lay of Dallas; two sons, Carter Lay of Malibu, Calif., and Walker Lay of Dallas; two sisters, Susan Lay Atwell and Dorothy Lay, both of Dallas; and two grandchildren. Experiences, organizations, & how he spent his time. Ward spent most of his childhood in Atlanta, and the family moved to Dallas in 1962 where Ward's father merged his Lay Company with the Frito Company (and later into Pepsico). Ward placed a high priority on education. [16] Ward received an honorary degree at Northwood University in Dallas. Ward attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana and Southern Methodist University. He also served as chairman of the board of Baylor University Medical Center Foundation and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Dallas Symphony Association. For 50 years Ward was a sincere and dear friend. He was a member of Brook Hollow Golf Club, Calyx Club, Dallas Assembly, Dallas County Republican Mens' Club, Dallas Friday Group, Dallas Gun Club, Dallas Petroleum Club, Dallas Safari Club, Society of International Business Fellows, Terpischorean Club, the 500 Inc., and Union League Club of Chicago.Ward's accomplishments were many, and if those who knew him well were asked what was most important to him they would answer his family and his friends. A couple of years later he had six men working five routes. The Dignity Memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral, cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of Service Corporation International, 1929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas. Who were the people in Herman's life? Initially focusing on Mexico, he was a co-founder of a major Mexican holding company with interests including Pepsi-Cola and 7-Up bottling operations, sugar refining, and mineral water distribution, and the Pepsi franchise was Pepsi's largest outside the United States until it was acquired by Pepsi in 2002. It's surprising how much a musical selection can affect mourning. [1] In 1922 his mother died of cancer and his father remarried. Ward also traveled extensively in Argentina, and in 1998 bought a large ranch in Argentina's Lake District of Patagonia, which he converted from a sheep ranch to a guest ranch featuring a renovated century old ranch headquarters, fly fishing and hunting for red deer, boar, and puma. This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. In 1967, on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. The father-of-two was found in his Los Angeles home after police received a call that there was an unconscious male at the residence. This browser does not support getting your location. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. 64 birth records, View Please try again later. Lay Distributing Company based in Atlanta, Georgia, a distributor for the Barrett Food Products Company, and began to hire employees. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. RIP and the Bain family offers our deepest heartfelt condolences to your family and friends. He had many acquaintances, and also many close friends. His father was reared on a farm and successfully sold farm ADVERTISEMENT Ward worked with Pepsico until 1970 when he left to begin a long career as an investor and entrepreneur in many different fields, both domestic and foreign. Ward was a very generous man who I'm so glad to have met. Lay was a good athlete, and his ballpark sales experience and proximity to professional baseball made him dream of one day becoming a baseball player himself. He served on Texas A&M's College of Agriculture's development council. One of his early ventures was as a co-founder of a bottling company in Mexico with interests including Pepsi and 7-Up, sugar refining and mineral water distribution. He received an athletic scholarship to attend Furman University, where he played baseball and basketball, but left school after two years to pursue a sales career. He peddled potato chips from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee. He got one response, from Barrett Potato Chip Co. in Atlanta, distributor of Gardner's Potato Chips. [1] He died at the age of 73 on December 6, 1982. Try again later. PepsiCo's annual revenue in 2000 was nearly $20.5 billion, of which Frito-Lay's revenue was $12.5 billion, or 63 percent of total revenue. We are all enriched by his friendship and the luminescence of his person. California Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, asks to be temporarily REPLACED after fellow Democrats called for her to resign over month-long medical absence, Federal Reserve economists project recent banking crisis will tip economy into recession, meeting minutes show, Police investigate potential security breach surrounding Joe Biden's visit to Belfast after 'official sensitive' documents found in the street by a member of the public, Flying into a storm! Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Mr. Lay was active throughout his life in many ventures, said his brother-in-law, Anthony Atwell of Dallas. Ward's accomplishments were many, and if those who knew him well were asked what was most important to him they would answer his family and his friends. Copyright 1999-2023 AncientFaces, Inc. All Rights Reserved. He served as a member and as vice chairman of the Dallas Citizens/Police Review Board. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Resend Activation Email. Ward was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Linda and his eldest son, Herman Warden ("Wardie") Lay III. WebHerman Warden "Ward" Lay, Jr. of Dallas, Texas was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 13, 1945 to Herman Warden Lay and Amelia "Mimi" Harper Lay. [1][2][10] In 1965, Herman W. Lay (chairman and chief executive officer of Frito-Lay) and Donald M. Kendall (President and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola) merged the two companies and formed PepsiCo, Inc.[11], A philanthropist, he helped found the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE). 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. Drag images here or select from your computer for Herman Warden Ward Lay Jr. memorial. ", Now he had a job and his own territory. CPR was administered but unsuccessful and Lay was pronounced dead at the scene. There are nine grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Culver Education Foundation, 1300 Academy Road 159, Culver, Ind., 46511, or to a charity of choice. The victim was Ward Lay III, a grandson of the late Herman Lay, a co-founder of the giant snack food corporation. Lay was a sports enthusiast who took part in celebrity car racing. BY ANCESTRY.COM. He enjoyed so much a quiet dinner with a former Culver classmate, taking his children to Argentina, having his family and friends with him on holidays such as 4th of July at the Blue Ridge ranch, discussing politics with his Friday lunch buddies, and quietly helping friends through difficult times and in any other way. The foundation continues to raise awareness and funds to support cancer research and programs at children's hospitals, according to the organization's Facebook page. a The Great Depression made jobs scarce, but Lay was persistent. Ward, you were a wonderful friend and the good times we shared together will be remembered always. Car gets caught in Massachusetts tide behind 'no parking' sign. The H.W. Susan Lay Atwell; H. Ward Lay, Jr.; and Dorothy Lay. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, 1928 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas at 2:00 p.m. November 1, 2011. A friend of Lay told TMZ that he had recently beaten leukemia. On Buzzlearn.com, Herman is listed as a successful Businessman who was born in the year of 1909. In 1922, his mother died of cancer and his father remarried. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 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