John C. Burkholder

John C. Burkholder

John C. Burkholder — Vice President of H & H Coffee Co. and long-serving member of its Board of Directors. He married a daughter of Gus P. Menger and Rose Lee Menger (named “Mrs. John C. Burkholder” in the 1955 Rose Lee Menger obituary), making him Gus Menger’s son-in-law.

Role at Hoffmann-Hayman

With the firm since 1945; previously served as General Sales Manager (documented September 1959). Elected Vice President in charge of sales at the May 4, 1960 leadership transition, taking charge of H&H’s entire sales territory: South Texas from Austin to the Rio Grande Valley.

A 1963 portrait caption identifies him as having been on the Board of Directors for fifteen years — placing his board entry around 1948, three years after joining the firm.

See also

• Menger Family — family and leadership context
• Gustav P. Menger — father-in-law
• Albert G. Menger — president during Burkholder’s VP tenure
• Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company