Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Resend Activation Email. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. He was made a charter member of the Furman University Hall of Fame in 1970. The Judges overseeing this case are WARREN, INGRID and WILMOTH, CHRIS. 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). April 17 (UPI) -- Firefighters in California came to the rescue of a high-altitude pug found stranded on the roof of a home. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. He was a director and treasurer of the Southern Dallas Development Corporation, a board member of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas (as well as chairing the Y's international committee), and chair of the host committee for the 1994 Dallas Gran Prix. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, 1928 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas at 2:00 p.m. November 1, 2011. Lay family member is 71. Who is Herman Lay to you? Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. 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. You can always change this later in your Account settings. April 18 (UPI) -- A mysterious spiral caught on camera above the northern lights in Alaska was likely the result of fuel being released from a SpaceX rocket, an expert said. WebHerman Warden Lay WithDenise R. Sherlock Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts. Herman Warden Lay (1909 1982) was an American businessman who was involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips. WebHerman Lay married Sarah Amelia Mimi Harper and had four children. The college later awarded him an honorary doctoral degree. In 1933, he added a salesman. In 1932, salesman Herman Lay opened a snack food operation in Dorset, Ohio and, in 1938, he purchased the Atlanta, Georgia potato chip manufacturer "Barrett Food Company, " renaming it "H.W. He served on Texas A&M's College of Agriculture's development council. The victim was Within 100 hours, American ground troops declared Kuwait liberated. Let others know about your loved one's death. He was diagnosed in 2012, the same year he lost his father to the illness. He once said in an interview, "I wanted to be a salesman, all right, but the idea of driving a truck from store to store selling potato chips wasn't my idea of a job.". Now they both live forever at Culver,probably near the Mess Hall he donated. Within the United States at the time of his death Ward was the chairman and chief executive officer of Lay Capital Group L.L.C., an investment management company which managed investments in real estate, broadcasting, oil and gas, agriculture, foods and beverages, hospitality, aviation, finance and internet technology. He also invested in real estate in the United States and abroad. 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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 Lay. His father was reared on a farm and successfully sold farm Did Herman finish grade school, get a GED, go to high school, get a college degree or masters? He was a director and treasurer of the Southern Dallas Development Corporation, a board member of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas (as well as chairing the Y's international committee), and chair of the host committee for the 1994 Dallas Gran Prix. next to their name to remove from the family tree. He died at the age of 73 on December 6, 1982. Ward belonged to many other groups and organizations. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. "I kept telling myself it was my territory and my business. [1], Lay was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 6, 1909. Lay married Sarah Amelia "Mimi" Harper and had four children. Invite family and friends to share what they know about Herman W. Lay Jr. Herman W Lay Jr of Harris County, Texas was born c. 1945. 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. He started H.W. We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Lay, who was born in Dallas, was the grandson of Frito-Lay founder Herman Lay. 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. 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. 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. RIP and the Bain family offers our deepest heartfelt condolences to your family and friends. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He returned to South Carolina, and from 1930 to 1932, he held a variety of jobs, such as salesman in a novelty jewelry store in Greenville, trainee for a farm machinery company (he didn't have the farm background his father did), and employee of Sunshine Biscuit Co. in Atlanta. In 1932, the same year C. E. Doolin began the Frito Company, twenty-three-year-old Herman Lay started a potato chip route in Nashville, Tennessee, and distributed the products of the Barrett Potato Chip Company of Atlanta. Pig runs next to highway after being freed from pen by a bear. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. He served as a director of Culver Military Academy, was a vice president and trustee of Culver's educational foundation, and was an honorary member of Culver's Cum Laude Society. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. 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. In 1932, a South Carolina native named Herman Lay became the Nashville delivery man for an Atlanta-based potato chip company called Barrett Food Products. The 2.2-acre Lay Ornamental Garden at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens was designed for Mimi Lay Hodges in honor of her late husband. based on information from your browser. When you share a memory, or just show that you care by interacting with the biography, He was competent, proud, thoughtful-a delightful and dependable friend who left this world a better place for his presence. Herman Lay was married to Denise R. (Sherlock) Lay on November 27, 1981 in Dallas County, Texas and Ward's devotion to all these relationships was enduring, central to his being, and without limit. By 1937, he had 25 employees, and had begun producing his own line of snack foods. 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Select " [relationship]" He married Sarah Amelia "Mimi" Hodges and had four children. He peacefully left us on October 28, 2011. Gifts to Furman from Lay and his estate have totaled $3.8 million. 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. I feel I owe a lot to the community and as a result, I try to be as generous as I can.". He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954. For the next several years, he averaged 30 and 35 round trips a year between his Dallas and New York offices and homes, a trip he adjusted to by usually traveling with just a briefcase. Lay once said, "What my family and I have accumulated has come about through the exercise of free enterprise. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, 1928 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas at 2:00 p.m. November 1, 2011. Please don't feel lonely for we will be back together soon. Lay served on numerous corporate boards, among them Braniff International Airways, Cornet Industries, Third National Bank of Nashville, First National Bank of Dallas, Southwestern Life Insurance Co., First International Bancshares, Inc., and Duke Power Co. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. Oops, something didn't work. Lay, pictured center in 2015, started the Do Good Mob as a movement to encourage people to do more good things for the world around them. He had many acquaintances, and also many close friends. cemeteries found in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Sign up for service and obituary updates. He also served as a trustee of Baylor University and Drury College. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Search above to list available cemeteries. 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. and you'll be alerted when others do the same. In 2003 he extended his interests in Argentina when he co-founded a winery, Andeluna Cellars in Mendoza, Argentina which today produces and sells internationally a wide variety of premium red and white wines. I found on Findagrave.com. Herman Warden Lay (March 6, 1909 December 6, 1982) was an American businessman who was involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips. 0 cemeteries found in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA. 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. 3 June 1909 : 3 June 1909 : Birth - Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC Ward belonged to many other groups and organizations. The $1.8 million instrument is one of the largest mechanical-action organs ever built for a concert hall. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Herman Lay (79816814)? Welcome to AncientFaces, a com "Thank you for helping me find my family & friends again so many years after I lost them. Published by Dallas Morning News on Oct. 30, 2011. Heir to the Frito-Lay chip empire Carter Lay, 44, died on Thursday in his Los Angeles home. In 1950, in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. In the 21st century, it's not just urns and gravestones anymore. In 2003 he extended his interests in Argentina when he co-founded a winery, Andeluna Cellars in Mendoza, Argentina which today produces and sells internationally a wide variety of premium red and white wines. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. 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