(CBS) — They started at the bottom and worked their way up.
Carmen and John Decarrier are someone you should know, CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield reports.
READ MORE: Man With 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo When He Was Fatally Shot By Police Facing Felony Gun ChargesThey both began working at a McDonald’s some 30 years ago.
READ MORE: At Least 10 People Shot, 1 Killed In Gun Violence In Chicago This WeekendCarmen, who came from the Dominican Republic, was studying communications at Columbia College. John, a Chicagoan, had become a McDonald’s employee through a job fair.
“We were both general managers of different restaurants, so we would call each other up and share stories with each other,” John Decarrier says. “We learned that we had a lot in common.”
MORE NEWS: 17-Year-Old Killed, Two Others Injured In Wentworth Gardens ShootingSo, having met in the shadow of the golden arches, they got married. They now own nine McDonald’s franchises in Chicago.