Founder and CEO of Golden Krust found dead in Bronx factory

<p>The founder and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery &amp; Grill was found dead Saturday with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.&nbsp;</p>

News 12 Staff

Dec 3, 2017, 2:54 AM

Updated 2,564 days ago

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The founder and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill was found dead Saturday with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. 
Company employees and police say the 57-year-old was found inside his Morrisania factory at 39-58 Park Ave.
Hawthorne built the Jamaican beef patty company in 1989 on East Gun Hill Road. Golden Krust produces more than 50 million patties a year for retail stores.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. called Hawthorne a "good friend" and said he would be "sorely missed."