Connie Claxton retired from Whataburger on Wednesday after 54 years of service.
“I thought it was the best hamburger I’d ever had and I figured I could do it,” Claxton said.
Claxton started working at Whataburger in 1970 and never left.
“I still eat a junior burger every morning!” she says.
Over the course of his career, Claxton worked in 10 different locations, spending most of his time in Terrell, Texas.
“And I stayed there for about 18 years, married to one of my clients!” she says.
“I was taking his order. He had a boy with special needs. He was so sweet to him and I wondered what it would be like to be married to him.”
Claxton and her husband were married for three decades until his death 11 years ago. Despite that loss, her devotion to Whataburger remained unwavering.
“So I woke up this morning and I thought, you know what, thank you Jesus for letting me do this one more day!” she said.