Fast food worker retires after 54 years on the job

Connie Claxton retired Wednesday after 54 years of service at Whataburger. “I thought that was the best burger I'd ever had, and I thought I could do that, too,” Claxton said. Claxton started working at Whataburger in 1970 and stayed there. “I still eat a Junior burger every morning!” she said. Over the course of her career, Claxton worked at 10 different locations, the longest time spent in Terrell, Texas. “And I was there for about 18 years, and I married one of my customers!” she said. “I took his order. He had a boy with special needs. He was so nice to him, and I thought, man, what would it 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 thought, you know what, thank you Jesus for making it possible for me to have one more day!” she said.