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Remembering the co-founder of Tim Hortons

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Posted at 1:10 PM, Feb 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-01 13:15:06-05

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Today, coffee lovers will want to raise their double-doubles in memory of a very special man.

Ron Joyce, the co-founder of Tim Hortons has died. Joyce was 88-years-old.

The Tim Hortons chain was launched in 1964, with the first restaurant located in Hamilton, Ontario.

In 1967, Joyce and Tim Horton became full partners in the company. Horton, a former Buffalo Sabres, was killed in a car crash in February of 1974.

We'll have more information on this story as it continues to be released