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Percy Pennington "Frenchy" Creuzot, Jr. (May 28, 1924-June 6, 2010) was a restaurateur who founded Frenchy's Chicken in Houston, Texas.〔"(CREUZOT, PERCY PENNINGTON, JR. (FRENCHY) )." ''Handbook of Texas''. Retrieved on May 1, 2014.〕 Due to his success, he became known as "the black Colonel Sanders."〔"(PERCY 'FRENCHY' CREUZOT: A CREOLE HIT )" ((Archive )). ''Associated Press''. April 30, 1985. Retrieved on May 1, 2014.〕 ==Life and business== On May 28, 1924, Creuzot was born in New Orleans. His father, Dr. Percy P. Creuzot, Sr., was a doctor. Creuzot, Jr. served in the United States Navy in World War II and received an honorable discharge in 1946. In 1949 he graduated from the Hampton Institute, now known as Hampton University. In the 1950s he worked as an insurance agent.〔 Creuzot stated he was losing money selling insurance, so he moved to Houston.〔 In Houston Creuzot initially wanted to establish a Louisiana-style sausage business, but he found that it would be more costly than he originally believed because the Texas and federal authorities had increased regulations on those types of businesses.〔 He arrived in Houston in 1965.〔Turner, Allan. "(Frenchy's founder Percy Creuzot dies at 86 )" (Obituary). ''Houston Chronicle''. June 7, 2010. Retrieved on April 21, 2014.〕 Herff-Jones Jewelry,〔 an Indiana-based manufacturing company of high school graduation supplies hired Creuzot as a salesperson for the black high schools in Houston.〔 On the side, Creuzot sold New Orleans-style sno-balls.〔 After desegregation allowed employees to serve schools of any race, the company reduced its workforce and laid off Creuzot. Creuzot found that his new job at the Texas Workforce Commission did not pay enough to "buy the grits and grease" and he "wanted to live a little better."〔 Creuzot established Frenchy's in 1969.〔 Prior to the opening of the restaurant, Creuzot was not known by the nickname "Frenchy". He gained the nickname "Frenchy's" because people associated the name of the restaurant with him.〔 By 1985 Creuzot had purchased property in Galveston.〔 On Sunday June 6, 2010, Creuzot died of a stroke,〔 at age 86. His funeral was held at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. His grave is located at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Houston.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Percy Creuzot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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