But for dry-humored social media users, Brandt will be remembered as the random face behind the "honest work" meme, a shorthand way to poke fun at what constitutes labor, real or imagined ...

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after he was injured in a vehicle crash in Illinois.

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A prominent Ohio farmer whose image was used in a popular social media meme touting the value of “hard work” has died after he was injured in a vehicle crash in Illinois. David ...