Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy died Monday at the age of 93. His company was caught in a firestorm in 2012 when his son, Dan, made anti-gay remarks and it was revealed that Cathy’s WinShape Foundation had made millions in donations to political organizations which oppose Lesbian-Gay-Bi-sexual-Transgender (LGBT) rights.
“We mourn the loss of Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy,” King said Monday. “A great, inspiring, God-fearing man who stood for conservative values & American free enterprise. RIP”.
Cathy built one of the nation’s largest family-owned companies as Chick-fil-A reached $5 billion in annual sales in 2013. Currently, there are more than 1,800 Chick-fil-A restaurants operating across the country. Cathy was a devout Southern Baptist who taught Sunday school to 13-year-old boys for more than 50 years.
How do u mourn when u don’t have a heart?????
@MaryBeth-surprised at you.
Sorry LVS….I just see him as the Tinman from Oz, before he got his heart!! This guy is just plain mean- spirited. I talked to him a few months back and he was clueless everything I thought was important… And, he is a friend of Eric Bookmeyer…. scary thought!
OOPS.. I meant clueless ” on” everything I thought was important…
@maryBeth-I understand what you are saying and I have said I am not really a fan of King’s. To far to the right for me. However, it is out of character for you to comment like that.
Marybeth, it’s all political, no politicians have hearts.