David Lloyd Thomas (born September 10, 1949) is a Republican former member of the South Carolina Senate.He represented District 8 from 1984 to 2012, which included part of Greenville.. The Collision "Where Sports And Politics Collide" The Collision "Where Sports And Politics Collide" is a weekly radio show on WPFW FM 89.3 in Washington D.C. with Etan Thomas and Co-host Dave Zirin The Early Years . When he was eight years old, Dave Thomas dreamed he'd run the best restaurant in the world. Read his biography and the story of his legacy – from founding the first Wendy’s in Ohio in 1969 to establishing the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. He is a partner at the firm Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A. Dave Thomas, an orphan who went to work in restaurants at 12 and by dint of hard work, quality control and shrewd marketing made Wendy's the … Part One. (formerly Wilson, Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A.) Wendy’s Founder Dave Thomas was born in New Jersey in 1932 and died in January 2002. Dave Thomas as a young boy. https://kpfa.org/program/the-collision-sports-and-politics-etan-thomas-dave-zirin