Man honored for 50 years of service at McDonald's

[March 19, 2010]  CRESTWOOD, Mo. (AP) -- A 68-year-old man who still works at the first McDonald's restaurant in Missouri has been honored for 50 years of service.

Leonard Rhomberg began his job at a McDonald's restaurant in the St. Louis suburb of Crestwood in 1959, the year after it opened. And he still works there five days a week.

KSDK-TV reports that the restaurant's owners, Patrick and Tom Hillmeyer, thanked Rhomberg on Wednesday with a cake, gifts and a St. Louis Cardinals jersey.

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Information from: KSDK-TV, http://www.ksdk.com/

[Associated Press]

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