As per our current Database, Howard Edward Butt Sr. has been died on Mar 12, 1991 (age 95).
When Howard Edward Butt Sr. die, Howard Edward Butt Sr. was 95 years old.
| Popular As | Howard Edward Butt Sr. |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Age | 95 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 9, 1895 (Memphis, TN) |
| Birthday | April 9 |
| Town/City | Memphis, TN |
| Nationality | TN |
Howard Edward Butt Sr.’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Howard Edward Butt Sr. was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Remembered best for establishing the American H-E-B chain of grocery stores, this twentieth-century Entrepreneur is also famous as a philanthropist. In the mid-1930s, he launched both the Howard E. Butt Community Investment Program and the H.E. Butt Foundation; these organizations aided nonprofit and education programs in Texas.
During his high school years, he helped manage a small-scale food store that his mother operated. Before launching his own Business career, he served in World War I.
His H-E-B chain opened its debut supermarket in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1952.
He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Kerrville, Texas. His marriage to Mary Elizabeth Holdsworth resulted in sons named Howard E. Butt, Jr. and Charles Clarence Butt and a daughter named Margaret Eleanor Butt Cook.
He and Bernard Kroger were both founders of major American grocery store chains.
