| Esther Snyder AKA Esther Lavelle Johnson Born: 7-Jan-1920
Birthplace: Sorento, IL
Died: 4-Aug-2006
Location of death: Glendora, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Female
Religion: Born-Again Christian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Co-Founder of In-N-Out Burger Military service: Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES) 1942-45 Esther Johnson married Harry Snyder in 1948, the same year that they opened the first In-N-Out Burger in Baldwin Park, California. In the company's early years she peeled potatoes, cut onions, and keep the books, and in later years she served as Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. After the death of her husband and both their sons, she became President of the company in 1999, and held that position until her death in 2006. The chain presently has more than 200 restaurants in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Husband: Harry Snyder (In-N-Out co-founder, dated 1947-48, m. 1948, d. 1976 lung cancer, two sons)
Son: Harold Guy Snyder (In-N-Out executive, b. 1951, d. 1999 painkiller overdose)
Son: Richard Snyder (In-N-Out executive, b. 1952, d. 1993 plane crash)
University: Greenville College, Greenville, IL
University: BS Zoology, Seattle Pacific University (1947)
In-N-Out Burger President (1999-2006)
In-N-Out Burger Co-Founder (1948)
Campaign America Inc.
Dreier for Congress Committee 3-Oct-1997 ($1000)
National Republican Congressional Committee 19-Jun-2001 ($2000)
National Restaurant Association
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