FORNEY, Texas – Connie Claxton will retire on Wednesday, Aug. 14, after 54 years of working for Whataburger of Mesquite Inc. Claxton began her career in July 1970 when a Whataburger cost $1, gas was 36 cents a gallon, Richard Nixon was president, and “Close to You” by The Carpenters topped the Billboard Hot 100.