Willis Original Chili Seasoning

Hello, my name is Ron Willis. Here is a story about me and how the Willis Chili Seasoning was created. I was born into a family that had good home-cooked food. I never experienced a restaurant meal until I was grown. At 14 I went to work at Nickerson Farms, I had my first restaurant meal there. It looked like a big red and white barn, located on I-35 in south Oklahoma City. I left Nickerson Farms with two things. I knew what good chili looked like and I knew what good chili tasted like and that was it. I worked on my chili recipe for a long time.  A few years later my wife and I opened a private dining hall. When we would make chili for guests they would ask for extra to take home, because it was so good.  Then a lady asked me to do a fundraiser for a local school. I told her sure, how much she wanted, and she said about 30 pounds. I cooked the chili and took it to the fundraiser. She called me back the next day and said they sold out in 20 minutes. She then asked if we could do it aga