I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family or the company restricted because of the demands of an elected position.

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On January 16 2007 which was his 90th birthday Karcher and his deceased wife Margaret were recognized with the placement of a star on the Anaheim/Orange County Walk of Stars. Leo Karcher's grandparents immigrated from Belgium; Anna Maria Kuntz was of German ancestry. Their son Jerome T.

Carl Nicholas Karcher SMOM (January 16 1917 – January 11 2008) was an American businessman founder of the Carl's Jr. hamburger chain now owned by parent company CKE Restaurants Inc.