Pa. man gets fast-food drive-thru send-off after funeral
YORK, Pa. (AP) - Mourners at a Pennsylvania fast-food fan's funeral wanted him to have it his way, so they arranged for his hearse - and the rest of the procession - to make one last drive-thru visit before reaching the cemetery.
David Kime Jr. "lived by his own rules," daughter Linda Phiel said. He considered the lettuce on a burger his version of healthy eating, she said.
To give him a whopper of a send-off Saturday, the funeral procession stopped at a Burger King where each mourner got a sandwich for the road.
Kime got one last burger too, the York Daily Record reported. It was placed atop his flag-draped coffin at the cemetery.
Phiel said the display wasn't a joke, rather a happy way of honoring her father and the things that brought him joy.
"He lived a wonderful life and on his own terms," she said.
Kime, 88, a World War II veteran, died Jan. 20.
Restaurant manager Margaret Hess said she knew his face and his order. She and her crew made 40 burgers for the funeral procession.
"It's nice to know he was a loyal customer up until the end - the very end," she said.
David Kime Jr. "lived by his own rules," daughter Linda Phiel said. He considered the lettuce on a burger his version of healthy eating, she said.
To give him a whopper of a send-off Saturday, the funeral procession stopped at a Burger King where each mourner got a sandwich for the road.
Kime got one last burger too, the York Daily Record reported. It was placed atop his flag-draped coffin at the cemetery.
Phiel said the display wasn't a joke, rather a happy way of honoring her father and the things that brought him joy.
"He lived a wonderful life and on his own terms," she said.
Kime, 88, a World War II veteran, died Jan. 20.
Restaurant manager Margaret Hess said she knew his face and his order. She and her crew made 40 burgers for the funeral procession.
"It's nice to know he was a loyal customer up until the end - the very end," she said.
What can I say. It's probably the freshest meat they have served in decades.Â
WOW! How fat are we getting in this country? Even after we die, we can't be laid to rest without a drive thru Burger King? Oh my God!
 @Zoso You could eat one fast food meal a week and still be perfectly healthy. You don't know anything about how often he ate fast food.
 @jowsuf Maybe you need a little reading comprehension since I don't recall saying anything about how often he ate before he died.
 @Zoso I guess if you would rather die healthy instead of happy...anyway..."have it your way".
 @K00lGuy I'm not sure what dying healthy or happy has to do with this, therefore I have no idea what your point is.
 @K00lGuy  @Zoso Healthy and happy go hand in hand for an extreme majority of people.
He was 88 years old give him a break!
I hope when I die my kids get me a guacamole bacon burger with chili cheese fries from Carl Jr.s and an extra large coke.
@chandler Hell yeah! Carl Jr has great burgers and fries! Almost as good as Frugals but not quite. Nothing beats stopping in at the Frugals in Parkland, grabbing a burger and fries, and then sitting in the parking lot talking smack about all the strippers headed into Fox's.
Way to stick it to the food police at the same time! Â :)
The man made it to 88 eating Whoppers! Â Good for him!
It sounds like this guy had a great life with good friends.
Even though I never met the man, I'm going to Burger King on Sunday. I'll order a Double Whopper with cheese... and the BIGGEST drink I can get (before they become illegal), and eat it in his memory.
Rest In Peace Mr. Kime
Better check that bag & make sure its the right order...
@Throbbinhood Always do before I pull away from the window.
I guess it's a burger to die for!
Thank heavens he was smart enough to not eat McDonald's. Â
Way to go out in style. R.I.P. Sir, and enjoy that Whopper.