{"id":3308,"date":"2008-05-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/r-i-p-j-r-simplot.html"},"modified":"2008-05-30T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-30T14:00:00","slug":"r-i-p-j-r-simplot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/r-i-p-j-r-simplot\/","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. J.R. Simplot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/05\/28\/business\/28simplot.html?partner=rssnyt&#038;emc=rss\"><b>J. R. Simplot, Farmer Who Developed First Frozen French Fries, Dies at 99<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Times<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>J. R. Simplot, a billionaire who grew up in a sod-roofed log cabin and dropped out of school at 14, then marshaled luck, spunk and inventiveness to fashion an entrepreneurial career that included developing the first commercial frozen French fry, died on Sunday at his home in Boise, Idaho. He was 99.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I paid tribute this American hero last night with some tasty Ore Idas. If he only knew how much I appreciate his innovations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/2535271748\/\" title=\"A tribute to J.R. Simplot by wfyurasko, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2111\/2535271748_49b50a972a.jpg?resize=500%2C376\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" alt=\"A tribute to J.R. Simplot\" \/><\/a><br \/><i>Rest in peace Mr. Spud<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/JRSimplot\" rel=\"tag\">J.R. Simplot<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/frenchfries\" rel=\"tag\">french fries<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/frozenfood\" rel=\"tag\">frozen food<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/potatoes\" rel=\"tag\">potatoes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/RIP\" rel=\"tag\">RIP<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. R. Simplot, Farmer Who Developed First Frozen French Fries, Dies at 99 &#8211; The Times J. R. 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